The main pollutants in car wash wastewater are detergents, dirt, oil, and grease. Untreated wastewater released into rainwater sewer systems or other water bodies may pollute the water and generate excessive bubble foams, which negatively affects urban appearance. Car washes are divided into mechanical car washes and manual or self-service car washes. In general, car washes have a small operation and scale, occupy limited land, and cannot afford wastewater treatment costs. Therefore, most car washes are not equipped with wastewater treatment facilities. Consequently, the discharge of wastewater from car washes negatively affects the water quality in the surrounding environment and results in wasteful use of water resources.
Country | Area | Ref. | Technique | SS (mg/L) |
Turbidity (NTU) |
COD (mg/L) |
O&G (mg/L) |
AS (mg/L) |
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Mexico | Toluca | [8] | [5] | EC + AD | — | 92~98% | 78~94% | — | — |
Istanbul | |||||||||
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34 | |||||||||
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13 | |||||||||
] | EC | — | — | 88% | 82% | 99% | |||
Turkey | Tekirdag | [33] | [14] | EC | — | 99% | 76% | — | — |
China | Zhenjiang | [46] | [15] | EC + Ultrasound | — | 96% | 69% | — | — |
Country | Area | Ref. | Technique | SS (mg/L) |
Turbidity (NTU) |
COD (mg/L) |
O&G (mg/L) |
AS (mg/L) |
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Brazil | Porto Alegre | [17] | FF + O | 83–99% | 89–95% 93–98% | 39–85% 81–99% | — | 78–89% 81–99% |
Mexico | Toluca | [9] | [6] | EC + EO | — | 98~98.4% | ||
Brazil | 76~96% | Porto Alegre | [10] | [16 | 92~100% | ] | FF | 81~92% |
— | 91-96% | — |
Country | Area | Ref. | Technique | SS |
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Country | (mg/L) | Area | Turbidity | (NTU) | Ref. | Technique | SS (mg/L) |
Turbidity (NTU)COD (mg/L) |
O&G (mg/L) |
AS (mg/L) |
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COD | (mg/L) | O&G | (mg/L) | AS | (mg/L) | ||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | Leuven | [18] | [28] | UF + NF | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Italy | Brescia | [22] | [4] | 60~95% | — | 88~95% | |||||||||||||||||
CF | — | 98% | 74% | — | — | — | 40% | Sweden | — | [77] | [29] | ||||||||||||
Italy | Genoa | [21] | |||||||||||||||||||||
UF | — | — | 60% | — | — | Brazil[8] | EC + EO | — | Sao Paulo— | [11 | 75~97% | ] | [18— | ] | FF + SF— | ||||||||
— | 87–91% | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Turkey | Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Istanbul | [ | 34] | [13] | EC + NF | 99% | — | 88% | 90% | 91% | ||||||||||||||
Malaysia | Johor, Skudai | [40] | [30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Iran | Zahedan | [35] | [40] | C | 37% | — | 44% | — | 76% | Brazil | |||||||||||||
Egypt | Elminia | [26] | [41] | CF + SF + O + SF | — | 100% | 88%Tehran | Porto Alegre | [36] | [9] | EC | — | 85.5% | 80.8% | — | — | |||||||
[ | 13 | ] | [20] | FF | 89% | 93% | 11% | — | ] | UF + NF— | — | — | 55~92% | Iran | Tehran | [38] | [10] | EC | — | — | 88% | — | — |
— | — | Brazil | Porto Alegre | [14] | [19] | FF + SC | 91–93% | 91–96% | |||||||||||||||
Brazil | Belo Horizonte | [16] | [31] | MF + UF | — | 96.2~99.3%97% | 93% | 96% | — |
Country | Area | Ref. | Technique | SS (mg/L) |
Turbidity (NTU) |
COD (mg/L) |
O&G (mg/L) |
AS (mg/L) |
|
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Brazil | Sao Paulo | [12] | [3] | RBC + F | — | 72~97% | 56~94% | — | — |
USA | New Jersey | [2] | |||||||
Hsinchu | [ | 53] | [51] | Bio + M | |||||
63–76% | |||||||||
— | — | 81~85% | — |
Country | Area | Ref. | Technique | SS (mg/L) |
Turbidity (NTU) |
COD (mg/L) |
O&G (mg/L) |
AS (mg/L) |
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Egypt | South of Egypt | [24 | 52] | Photo-Fenton’s process | — | — | 82~93.4% | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
[ | 48 | ] | four bioretention mesocosms | 84~95% | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
95.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syria | — | 70.2% | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
] | [ | Aleppo | [30] | [53 | — | 89~96% | |||||||||||||||||||
] | AD | — | — | 81.6% | 86.8% | 88.3% | Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||
Brazil | Natal | [15] | [54] | EO | — | — | 96% | — | 83~96% | Malaysia | Parit Raja, Johor | [41] | [39] | CF | — | 97% | 35% | — | — | ||||||
Australia | Geelong | [48] | [49] | C + MBR | 99.8% | 99.6% | — | — | — | — | Malaysia | Parit Raja | [42] | C | — | 94% | |||||||||
Australia | Melbourne | [49] | [50 | 60% | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
] | enhanced MBR (eMBR) | — | 99.9% | 99.8% | 5.9~6.7 LMH | — | Iran | Ahvaz | [37] | [11] | EC | — | — | ||||||||||||
Pakistan | 90% | Hyderabad, Sindh | [52] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Turkey | [ | 21 | Istanbul | [31] | [32] | UF + NF | —— | ] | DAF + F— | ||||||||||||||||
— | 97% | — | — | Negligible~97% | — | — | Malaysia | Taman University | [43] | C | — | 90% | 60% | — | — | USA | Texas | [7] | [12] | EC | — | — | 79% | — | — |
99% | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | Semarang | [55] | [27] | UF | — | 100% | 91% | 83% | — | ||||||||||||||||
China | Shenyang | [44] | C + UF | — | Egypt | Shatby | [25] | [7] | EC | — | ~87% | ~85% | — | — | |||||||||||
Turkey |
94% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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>40% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Japan | Tokyo | [78] | [33] | |||||||||||||||||
China | Shanghai | [79 | F + UF | — | — | |||||||||||||||
— | — | ] | — | [45] | C + M75% | — | 70%50~90% | — | — | — | China | Shanghai | [45] | [34] | C + UF | — | 85% | 80% | — | |
India | Bangalore | [56] | [46] | CF + F | — | — | 80–90% | 92–93% | — | Vietnam | Hanoi | [39] | [35] | |||||||
Pakistan | MBR + F | — | — | Abbottabad | [50] | [47]90% | 88% | — | ||||||||||||
C + H | 2 | O | 2 | — | Australia | Melbourne | [47] | [36] | UF + RO | 100% | 99.9% | 96% | — | — | ||||||
Pakistan | Peshawar | [51] | [26] | SED + F | 80% | 99% | — | 49.2% | ||||||||||||
India | Aligarh | [57] | [37] | SF | 89.2% | — | 83.5% | — | — | |||||||||||
India | Trichy | [58] | [38] | UF | — | 82% | 47–60% | — | — |