Abstract

Kolawole O. M.1 , Olayode J. A.2 , Oyewo O. O.2 , Adegboye A. A1 and Kolawole C. F.2

Domestic wastewater can be defined as the wastewater of communities carried from residences, commercial buildings and industrial plants. It varies from hour to hour, both in quantity and in chemical composition (Hammer, 1985). Domestic wastewater, which usually has an almost neutral pH, may be categorized by its dissolved oxygen content as fresh, stale or septic (Rowe, 1994). Indeed, polluted waters are sources of waterborne diseases that are responsible for many deaths in developing countries (Bashir and Adebayo, 2003). Water contamination is one of the most important environmental problems faced by third world countries. The accumulation of urban wastes and problems relating to their disposal has led to the use of streams, rivers and landfills as receptacles of untreated wastes, thus leading to their pollution (Orji et al., 2006). Proper collection and safe disposal of wastewater are recognized as a necessity in an urbanized, Industrialized society (Jawetz and Melux, 1984).