Research Article

Assessment of the Pollution Load of Effluents Discharged from Higher Institutions in Ethiopia: The Case of Bahir Dar University Zenzelma Campus

Table 1

Description of the sampling sites.

Sampling siteCoordinates (UTM)Descriptions

Outlet1333325First cannel through which waste from the campus (including waste from the clinic) moves out
1285105

Outlet2332468Second cannel through which waste from the campus (including waste from the animal farm) moves out
1284908

Outlet3332296Third cannel through which waste from the campus (including waste from dormitories and students’ cafeteria) moves out
1284816

D1332650The sampling point after the waste flows some distance from outlet1
1284924

D2332578The sampling point after the waste flows some distance from outlet2
1284837

D3332427The sampling point after the waste flows some distance from outlet2
1284718

D4332550The downstream site, after which the waste from the three outlets joined the Ch’imbil River
1284494

U332602Upstream sampling point where reference samples were taken (water from Ch’imbil River where waste from the campus does not enter)
1285237