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@article{195417,
        author = {Srija V.M and Samuthradevi. S},
        title = {Experimental study of laundry waste water treatment using low cost absorbent},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {77-87},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=195417},
        abstract = {To reduce the consumption of freshwater, reuse/recycling is done. In this study, the characteristics of domestic laundry wastewater were evaluated using wastewater samples. The samples were analyzed for the physicochemical and bacteriological characteristics of the water. The parameters examined were: pH, temperature, conductivity, TDS, TSS, turbidity, colour, total hardness, BOD, COD, DO, phosphate, nitrate, chloride and sulphate. The pH of the wastewater ranges from 8.8 – 9.0, TDS ranges from 229 mg/L to 461mg/L, TSS ranges from 228.9–460 mg/L, Turbidity ranges from 25.3– 39.4 NTU and the colour ranges from 4.2-5.8 TCU. The BOD ranges from 144– 211.2 mg/L, and the COD ranges from 428.6-531.3 mg/L. The Total Coliform and E.coli in the wastewater ranges from 140-700 CFU. The pH, TDS, colour, total hardness, total coliform and E.coli are within permissible levels for toilet and laundry water reuse, while TSS, turbidity, BOD and COD exceed the limit. The result of this study reveals that there is a high potential of recycling laundry wastewater for reuse in toilets, irrigation and laundry with little treatment.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {April},
        }