Resource producers face reduced access to fresh water and, in some places, rules requiring zero
discharge of liquid waste, meaning they have to recycle every drop.
The report confirms that the 1957 accident was caused by the overheating
of a liquid waste container which exploded releasing 20 million curies of radioactive compounds.
At Alfred University, food and beverage waste dropped between 30 and 50 percent, totalling 1,000 pounds of solid waste and 1123
gallons of liquid waste every week.
The treatment plant has the capacity to treat 2000 cubic
meters of liquid waste from 200 cesspit emptiers, daily.
Between 1949 and 1956 some 76 million cubic
metres of liquid waste were poured into the river, which was «the major, and in certain places, the only source of drinking water for residents».
The
combination of liquid waste with cooling water generates what is known as palm oil mill effluent (POME), a substance that may be dumped in nearby waterways, killing marine life and contaminating the water for drinking and bathing.
Excess moisture falls to the bottom; between the electric fan that sucks air down (eliminating smells) and the heating element under the bottom,
most of the liquid waste is evaporated.
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This was further worsened by the direct
discharge of liquid waste from Accra's sewerage system into the Korle lagoon after the Mudor treatment plant broke down.
He also represents clients in environmental litigation, including class action suits alleging ground water contamination and landfill suits alleging improper acceptance, classification and disposal
of liquid wastes.