ABSTRACT
The dairy industry is generally considered to be the largest source of food processing wastewater in many countries. As awareness of the importance of improved standards of wastewater treatment grows, process requirements have become increasingly stringent. Although the dairy industry is not commonly associated with severe environmental problems, it must continually consider its environmental impact-particularly as dairy pollutants are mainly of organic origin. For dairy companies with good effluent management systems in place [1], treatment is not a major problem, but when accidents happen, the resulting publicity can be embarrassing and very costly.
