In a dairy, milk is processed into butter, cheese, and other products, but there is also a lot of water from washing different parts of the process. Such wash water typically contains suspended substances, phosphorus, nitrogen, and fats.
Typical reductions of different categories of substances are presented below:
• Suspended solids: 90+%
• Nutrients – Phosphorus: 90+ %
• Nutrients – Nitrogen: 40%
• Fat: 90+ %