The relationship between fat, oil and grease (FOG) deposits in building drainage systems and FOG disposal patterns | Zendy

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The relationship between fat, oil and grease (FOG) deposits in building drainage systems and FOG disposal patterns

Author(s) -

Eva Nieuwenhuis,

Jeroen Langeveld,

F.H.L.R. Clemens

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

water science and technology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.406

H-Index - 137

eISSN - 1996-9732

pISSN - 0273-1223

DOI - 10.2166/wst.2018.173

Subject(s) - grease , drainage , environmental science , environmental engineering , waste management , drainage system (geomorphology) , mining engineering , geology , engineering , chemistry , ecology , biology , biochemistry

Fat, oil and grease (FOG) deposits are an important contributor to blockages in building drainage systems. Such blockages bring undesirable financial, health and environmental costs, and thereby burden society. It is unclear to what extent the behavior of inhabitants, and more precisely domestic FOG disposal, affects the occurrence of FOG blockages. For this study, samples of FOG blockages were collected from building drainage systems (kitchen drains and lateral house connections) and analyzed. The results showed that the deposits were calcium salts of fatty acids. Dissimilarities between the network locations demonstrate that, even at short distance, in-sewer transformation processes occur. Surveys were conducted to reveal information about FOG disposal patterns. Three households showed a clear link between the type of cooking oils used and the type of deposits collected.

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