Improvement of the sustainable olive mill wastewater (OMWW)  management in the region of Sousse (Tunisia) via ArcGIS Software

Amel Elkadri; Saida Elfkih; Houda Sahnoun; Hayfa Rajhi; Mounir Abichou

doi:10.56027/JOASD.142023

Authors

Amel Elkadri ISA Chott Mariem-Sousse
Saida Elfkih Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fisheries, Olive Institute, 3000 Sfax, Tunisia
Houda Sahnoun
Hayfa Rajhi
Mounir Abichou

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56027/JOASD.142023

Keywords:

Olive mill wastewater (OMWW)‎, Storage tanks, Multicriteria method, Geographic Information System (GIS‎), Global Positioning System (GPS)‎

Abstract

In Tunisia, the evacuation of olive mill wastewater (OMWW) in storage tanks remains the most common way to manage this toxic effluent. Several environmental damages are registered due to the inappropriate locations of this
OMWW tanks. Indeed, the storage tanks locations must be carefully selected where hydrogeological, environmental as well as socioeconomic criteria must be simultaneously considered. For this purpose, an integrated approach based on Geographic Information System (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS) and multicriteria method (Analytic Hierarchy Process AHP) were developed to asses OMWW tanks sustainable management in Sousse region (Tunisia). The present paper consists to evaluate the current management of OMWW tanks in comparison with the existing standards. The results showed that most of the sites were not in the appropriate zone and did not meet the necessary standards and the minimum requirement to put in a storage tank, as expressed by the exclusion criteria. This strongly emphasizes the seriousness of the deteriorated environmental situation in the region. An awareness of these dangers that threaten public health and have some other associated risks is important. Hard work to resolve this situation is urgently required.

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