Chemical evaluation of waste produced by a Jordanian university: a case study

Different chemical compounds from chemical and biological laboratories, a d ry cleaning laundry, car services and a medical centre are discharged into sewers and simultaneously interfere with waste water from household activit ies, some of which may pass through a treatment plant and create an adverse impact. Some of these chemicals are toxic, others are known to produce tox ic and carcinogenic products. It is recommended that their disposal in a mu nicipal wastewater treatment plant is prevented by recycling these chemical s, establishing a special pretreatment programme or by separate disposal.