Environmental management implementation in wastewater treatment at a machine-building enterprise: From theory to practice

National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, 61002 Kharkiv, Ukraine

^* Corresponding author: Alona.Bosiuk@mit.khpi.edu.ua

Abstract

This study examines environmental management implementation in the context of wastewater treatment at machine-building enterprises. The article aims to assess how effectively environmental management is used in the wastewater treatment system to ensure rational resource use. It is noted that wastewater contains a significant amount of various pollutants that must be removed before disposal. A wastewater samples analysis was carried out to assess the environmental management implementation’s effectiveness. The changes in the concentration of the pollutants during three months were found: the hydrogen indicator decreased from 7.83 mg/dm³ to 7.58 mg/dm³. The oil product concentration increased from 22.2 mg/dm³ to 3.4 mg/dm³, while the fat concentration remained stable. The received results provide important information for improving the wastewater treatment system and environmental management implementation. To ensure environmental safety and compliance with environmental standards, it is necessary to implement environmental management in wastewater treatment at machine-building enterprises. The optimal wastewater treatment technology choice and monitoring program development are described. The article contains practical recommendations for the implementation of environmental management at a machine-building enterprise and a perspective on this direction of development. The research is relevant and useful for machine-building complexes that have problems with wastewater treatment and aim to implement environmental management.