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230083 Zaporizhstal Metallurgical Plant in Zaporizhzhia
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5.3.2. 230083 Zaporizhstal Metallurgical Plant in Zaporizhzhia
In 1999, the Zaporizhstal Metallurgical Plant in Zaporizhzhia discharged 92,720,000 m3 of wastewater. Of that, 14,670,000 m3 per year was discharged without receiving any treatment. The 1999 quantities of individual contaminants that entered the Dniprovsky reservoir with effluent discharges from the Zaporizhstal Metallurgical Plant are as follows: BODt (190 tonnes); oil products (41.38 tonnes); suspended substances (1,780 tonnes); dry residue (43,050 tonnes); sulphates (24,920 tonnes); chlorides (4,428 tonnes); ammonium nitrogen (266 tonnes); phenols (172 tonnes); nitrates (349 tonnes); iron (44.82 tonnes); copper (0.64 tonne); and nickel (4.258 tonnes).
In 2000, the total volume of effluent discharged from the Zaporizhstal Metallurgical Plant in Zaporizhzhia was 92,110,000 m3 per year. Of that, 14,560,000 m3 per year was discharged without receiving any treatment. The 2000 quantities of individual contaminants received by the Dniprovsky reservoir with effluent discharges from the Zaporizhzhia Metallurgical Plant are as follows: BODt (230 tonnes); oil products (37.74 tonnes); suspended substances (710 tonnes); dry residue (49,830 tonnes); sulphates (27,550 tonnes); chlorides (5,407 tonnes); ammonium nitrogen (287 tonnes); nitrates (344 tonnes); phenols (0.117 tonne); iron (45.8 tonnes); copper (0.68 tonne); and nickel (3.302 tonnes).
The estimated contribution of the Zaporizhstal Metallurgical Plant in Zaporizhzhia to the total volume of effluent discharges in the Dnipro Basin was 1.58%.
Priority contaminants, generated by the Zaporizhstal Metallurgical Plant and contributing significantly to the total pollution load on surface waters, are: oil products, ammonium nitrogen, copper, iron, phenols, and BOD.
