Textile wastewater
in Pakistan.

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Observed raw wastewater

Published study samples, not national design ranges.

Sample / location	pH	COD	BOD5	TSS	TDS
Effluent 1 · Kamal Textile IndustryFaisalabad, Punjab	6.94	287	No value reported	376	1923
Effluent 2 · Arzo Textile Dying and Printing IndustryFaisalabad, Punjab	6.86	189	No value reported	119	1834

mg/L except pH. Sampling: Sampling date not reported. Publication year: 2015.

Table-listed values; laboratory experiments in triplicate; field sample count not reported

Removal of COD from real textile effluents using agro-industrial wastes

Original source table: Effluent 1 · Kamal Textile Industry; pH = 6.94

Original source table: Effluent 1 · Kamal Textile Industry; COD = 287

Original source table: Effluent 1 · Kamal Textile Industry; TDS = 1923

Original source table: Effluent 1 · Kamal Textile Industry; TSS = 376

Original source table: Effluent 2 · Arzo Textile Dying and Printing Industry; pH = 6.86

Original source table: Effluent 2 · Arzo Textile Dying and Printing Industry; COD = 189

Original source table: Effluent 2 · Arzo Textile Dying and Printing Industry; TDS = 1834

Original source table: Effluent 2 · Arzo Textile Dying and Printing Industry; TSS = 119

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Country-specific measurements; verify your own influent before design.

Published standards reference

Punjab PEQS 2016

Municipal and liquid industrial effluents; Punjab provincial reference, not a national textile-specific table.

Parameter	Inland waters	Sewage treatment system
BOD5	≤ 80 mg/L	≤ 250 mg/L
COD	≤ 150 mg/L	≤ 400 mg/L
Oil and grease	≤ 10 mg/L	≤ 10 mg/L
TDS	≤ 3500 mg/L	≤ 3500 mg/L
TSS	≤ 200 mg/L	≤ 400 mg/L
pH	6–9	6–9

Sewage values apply only where treatment operates and treated BOD5 is at most 80 mg/L.

BOD/COD assume receiver dilution at least 1:10; EPA may set stricter limits below that ratio. Dilution before discharge is prohibited.

Gazette publication date: 2016-08-15. Effective-date clause not specified in the inspected text.

Published reference values; confirm your local permit and discharge route.

Punjab Gazette 2016: Environmental Quality Standards for Municipal and Liquid Industrial Effluents

Original Punjab Gazette scan, pp1192–1194; UNIDO PDF pp88–90; No.SO(G)/EPD/7-26/2013 dated 05.08.2016

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Reported results,
with their conditions.

Ozonation–Fenton treatment in an optimised laboratory experiment on real textile dyeing effluent.

Shared global literature. These results are not local full-scale performance guarantees.

Parameter	Reported value	Conditions
Colour removal	89.17 %	RSM-optimised ozonation-Fenton on real textile dyeing effluent (lab)
COD removal	82.52 %	Same experiment as colour removal

COD and color removal from real textile dyeing effluent using ...

…optimum RSM-predicted color and COD removal efficiencies of 89.17%, and 82.52%…

Same experiment: COD removal 82.52%

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Explore the equipment.

Catalogue equipment is engineering context, not a site-specific selection. Provide your actual flow and influent.

D-043 · Food processing, East China · Cross-industry engineering reference

DAF + A/O + MBR, 500 m³/day design flow. These are design values from a food-processing project in East China.

Parameter	Reported value	Conditions
Design influent COD	2500–3500 mg/L	Design basis, avg ~3,000
Design effluent COD target	≤ 100 mg/L

Food-Processing Plant 500 m³/day DAF+MBR Wastewater Treatment — Engineering Record (Delivered)

COD 2,500–3,500 mg/L (avg ~3,000) — design basis table

COD ≤ 100 mg/L — design effluent target

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Which local textile wastewater samples are documented?

The source study reports before-treatment values from two textile factories in Faisalabad. Sampling date was not reported; the study was published in 2015. These observations are not national design ranges.

Which discharge standard is shown?

The page shows Punjab PEQS 2016 published reference values for inland waters and sewage treatment systems. The sewage route has additional operating-treatment conditions. Confirm your permit and jurisdiction before design; an exact commencement date was not specified in the inspected text.

Can these sample values determine my equipment size?

No. Published samples establish context, not your site design basis. Provide actual flow, measured influent, operating variability and the applicable discharge or reuse target.

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