QUANTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GREY WATER GENERATED FROM MOSQUES: A CASE STUDY OF POLICE COLONY MOSQUE PESHAWAR
| Author(s) | : | Zia Ur Rehman, Shabbir Ahmad |
| Institution | : | 1 National Institute of Urban Infrastructure & Planning, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar |
| Published In | : | Vol. 6, Issue 3 — March 2019 |
| Page No. | : | 130-138 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
Grey water generated from different sources especially from mosque is mainly focus in this research paper. Salat is one ofKey pillar of Islam and Muslims are obligated to pray it five times a day. In order to pray prayer Muslims do ablution inwhich they washes their feet, face and hands to make them clean and prepare for offering prayer. The quantity of water usedfor this purpose is high as compared to be used in other hygienic activities. Therefore to make the water reusable it isnecessary to investigate the water used during ablution times. For the purpose of investigation the ablution water, first wehave to find its characteristics and quantity (how much water generated as grey water) and to assess its suitability fordifferent purposes, such as for irrigation, gardening’s and flushing toilets.Filtration units is designed and constructed for collection of Grey water use during ablution. Digital flow meters along withArduino data acquisition system is use for measurement of water usage during ablution process. Physical, chemical andbiological samples were collected before and after the treatment while calculation of water consumption was done asaverage per capita. To assess the social attributes toward usage of grey water, questionnaire was developed. The results oftests conducted showed that the suspended solids was found 175mg/L in raw grey water while after filtration it was reducedto 79mg/L.
Zia Ur Rehman, Shabbir Ahmad, “QUANTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GREY WATER GENERATED FROM MOSQUES: A CASE STUDY OF POLICE COLONY MOSQUE PESHAWAR”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 6, Issue 3, pp. 130-138, March 2019.
