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International Conference on

Recent Trends in Environmental Sustainability

ESCON22/FWSH/13
Wastewater treatment by modified food industry waste for sustainable environment

Zahra Batool 1
1 Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad Sahiwal Campus, Pakistan

Correspondence: zaarabatool@gmail.com
Abstract

Protection of natural water from pollution is an emerging acute problem for both developed
and underdeveloped country. Due to pollution of surface and groundwater shortage of water
becomes scarce. Insufficiently treated Industrial and domestic wastewater is one of the main
sources of water pollution. Modified food industry waste could be used for the treatment of
wastewater. Food waste contains organic compounds having a suitable functional group that
have the ability to remove pollutants from wastewater by physical and chemical means. The
utilization of food waste is an eco-effective, environmentally sustainable approach to improve
water quality and minimize waste.
Keywords: Wastewater management; Food waste; Environmental Sustainability

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