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Management of Greywater in Developing Countries

Alternative Practices, Treatment and Potential for Reuse and Recycling

  • Presents a unique fusion of wastewater- and environmental science and technologies of interest to a wide audience of researchers and students
  • Provides numerous examples and illustrations of current greywater management practices in developing countries
  • Reviews treatment technologies that may be used in developing countries
  • Highlights the potential of greywater recycling and reuse in developing countries

Part of the book series: Water Science and Technology Library (WSTL, volume 87)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Qualitative Characterization of Household Greywater in Developing Countries: A Comprehensive Review

    • Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Efaq Ali Noman, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, J. D. Bala, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim
    Pages 1-31
  3. Consequences of the Improper Disposal of Greywater

    • Efaq Ali Noman, Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Balkis A. Talip, H. Nagao, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim et al.
    Pages 33-50
  4. Determination of Pathogens in Greywater

    • Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Efaq Ali Noman, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim
    Pages 51-72
  5. Reuse of Greywater for Irrigation Purpose

    • Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Efaq Ali Noman, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Balkis A. Talip, Abd Halid Abdullah, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim
    Pages 73-87
  6. Xenobiotic Organic Compounds in Greywater and Environmental Health Impacts

    • Efaq Ali Noman, Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Balkis A. Talip, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, H. Nagao, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim
    Pages 89-108
  7. A Potential Reuse of Greywater in Developed and Developing Countries

    • Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim, Anda Martin, Stewart Dallas, Mohd Hairul Bin Khamidun
    Pages 109-124
  8. Treatment Technologies of Household Greywater

    • Efaq Ali Noman, Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Siti Asmah Bakar, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Balkis A. Talip, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim
    Pages 125-147
  9. Phycoremediation: A Green Technology for Nutrient Removal from Greywater

    • A. A. Wurochekke, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Efaq Ali Noman, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim
    Pages 149-162
  10. Bioremediation of Xenobiotic Organic Compounds in Greywater by Fungi Isolated from Peatland, a Future Direction

    • Efaq Ali Noman, Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Balkis A. Talip, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, H. Nagao, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim et al.
    Pages 163-183
  11. Disinfection Technologies for Household Greywater

    • Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Efaq Ali Noman, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Balkis A. Talip, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim, Norli Ismail
    Pages 185-203
  12. Recycle of Greywater for Microalgae Biomass Production

    • Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Efaq Ali Noman, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Najeeha Mohd Apandi, Maizatul Azrina Yaakob, Fadzilah Pahazri et al.
    Pages 205-226
  13. Centralised and Decentralised Transport Systems for Greywater and the Application of Nanotechnology for Treatment Processes

    • A. Athirah, Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Efaq Ali Noman, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim
    Pages 227-244
  14. Removal of Nutrients from Meat Processing Wastewater Through the Phycoremediation Process

    • A. S. Vikneswara, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim, Norzila Othman
    Pages 245-263

About this book

This book reviews the consequences of improper disposal of greywater into the environment and the most appropriate treatment technologies for developing countries, focusing on the potential to reuse greywater as a production medium for biomass and bio-products. It also describes the quantities and qualitative characteristics, as well as the common practice of discharging greywater in developing countries, and highlights the associated health risks. Further, it compares the management of greywater in developed and developing countries and explores the advantages and disadvantages of various treatment technologies, discussing the reuse of greywater for irrigation purposes in arid and sub-arid countries, especially in the Middle East. The book shows the benefits of greywater and introduces low-cost technologies based on the available local facilities can be used to discharge, reuse, and recycle it.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Johor, Malaysia

    Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim

About the editors

Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed (PhD) is an Ascociate Profsessor at the Department of Water and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia. She has been working with the UTHM since 2004. She graduated with a PhD with her thesis on Environmental Impacts of Greywater Reuse on Home Gardens, from Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. Radin Maya Saphira's research involves issues related to improve environmental quality related to their improper discharge. In the last few years, she has extended her research interests to include the low cost treatment system to alleviate the untreated greywater discharge. She is most interested in the use of natural processes and locally available materials. She has coauthored 36 articles in international research journals and a chapter in the book "Cellulase: Production, Applications and Health Benefits" NOVA Science Publishers(2016) and Fourchapters in Handbook of Environmental Materials Management (Springer publisher, 2018). She has also contributed to three teaching modules on environmental engineering.

Adel Ali Saeed Al-Gheethi (PhD) is a Senior lecturer at the Department of Water and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia. She has been working with the UTHM since 2015. He has also worked as a lecturer and Laboratories manager at the Faculty of Medical Science, Yemeni-Jordanian University and Higher Institute of Health Sciences, in Sana'a, Yemen, for 4 years. He graduated with a Bachelor and Master of Applied Microbiology from Taiz University, Yemen in 2008. He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Environmental Technology with his thesis on Enzymatic degradation of Pharmaceutical residues in secondary effluents, at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia in 2014.  His research focuses on low cost treatment technologies of different types of wastewater which may be used in developing countries. His research interests also include microbiology of wastewater, phycoremediation, pharmaceutical waste, heavy metals biosorption, and antibiotics bio-degradation. He has coauthored 45 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and has authored and coauthored Four chapters in Handbook of Environmental Materials Management (Springer publisher, 2018), a chapter in "Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technologies for Building and Environmental Applications" Springer Publishing (2016) and one chapter in "Cellulase: Production, Applications and Health Benefits" NOVA Science Publishers (2016) as well as. He has also contributed to three teaching modules on environmental engineering.

Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim (PhD) is a Senior Professor at the Department of Water and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia. He graduated with a Diploma in Civil Engineering from the University of Technology, Kuala Lumpur in 1977, a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK in 1981, and a Master of Civil Engineering (Hydrology and Water Resources) from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, USA in 1984. He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Civil Engineering (Hydrology and Water Resources) at the University of Birmingham, UK in 1989. In addition, he is a registered professional engineer with practice under the board of Engineers Malaysia. Hashim's research involves water resources engineering modelling, hydrology, greywater, and wastewater management and treatment. He has coauthored 39 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, Four chapters in Handbook of Environmental Materials Management (Springer publisher, 2018) and one chapter in "Cellulase: Production, Applications and Health Benefits" NOVA Science Publishers (2016).

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