Water usage characteristics of car wash facilities in Ortahisar district of Trabzon province
| Autor: | Karabacak, Volkan, Topbaş, Murat, Karakullukçu, Serdar, Demirtaş, Yusuf, Çankaya, Sertaç, Çan, Gamze, Beyhun, N. Ercüment |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Volume 2, Issue 1(3); Volume: 2, Issue: 1(3) 436-443 The Turkish Journal Of Occupational / Environmental Medicine and Safety |
| ISSN: | 2149-4711 |
| Popis: | Introduction. Water management is ontop of the agenda for all countries Aimof the study. The aim of this study was to determine the water usage in thecar wash facilities of Ortahisar district of Trabzon province, such as thefeatures of the water used in drinking and car washing, the disposal ofwastewater and case of water interruption situation in the facilities. Material and methods. This descriptivestudy was conducted in Ortahisar district of Trabzon province. The studypopulation of the research is not fully known. All the car wash facilities inthe district of Ortahisar in Trabzon province were tried to be reached. Aquestionnaire consisting of questions evaluating the water use characteristicsof the facilities was applied to 61 (85.9%) business owners who had acceptedthe interview by face to face interview method. Results. 20 (32.8%) fuel stations and 41 (67.2%) car carefacilities participated in the survey. 49 (80.3%) of the facilities were usingtap water as drinking water source. 37 (60.7%) of the facilities were using tapwater as car washing water source and 28 (45.9%) of them were using well water.The median monthly water consumption of facilities using only tap water for carwashing was found 43 (8.6-429.8) tons. The median number of vehicles washed perday was 16.5 (4-100). 4 of the facilities (6.6%) discharged waste water tosewerage without treatment. Conclusions.Car washing causes considerable amount of water usage which is prominentlydrinking water.Key words: Car wash, watermanagement, Trabzon, wastewater |
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