Wastewater Management of Korhogo City
Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology 11(1): 1-11, 2019; Article no.AJEE.52131 ISSN: 2456-690X Wastewater Management of Korhogo City Kouakou Yao Salomon1*, Seyhi Brahima1, Gnamba Franck Maxime1, Kouassi N’guessan Martial1 and Kouame Nanan Audrey1 1Department of Geosciences, University Peleforo Gon Coulibaly of Korhogo, BP 1328 Korhogo, Cote d’Ivoire. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. Author KYS designed the study, performed the statistical analysis, wrote the protocol and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Authors SB and GFM managed the analyses of the study. Authors KNM and KNA managed the literature searches. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/AJEE/2019/v11i130126 Editor(s): (1). Dr. Wen-Cheng Liu, Department of Civil and Disaster Prevention Engineering, National United University, Miaoli, Taiwan. Reviewers: (1). Hen Friman, H.I.T - Holon Institute of Technology, Israel. (2). Maria Antonietta Toscano, University of Catania, Italy. Complete Peer review History: https://sdiarticle4.com/review-history/52131 Received 12 August 2019 Accepted 26 October 2019 Original Research Article Published 06 November 2019 ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to provide more information on wastewater management in developing country cities, particularly in Korhogo a city in the north of Ivory Coast. Results showed that 23% of the residences discharge their wastewater either in rivers around the city, in pipes intended for storm water drainage, or on the way for laundry, crockery and/or bath water. 43% and 34% release their water through watertight and non-watertight facilities such as septic tanks and latrines, respectively.
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