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Swine Raising Proposal

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EFFICACY OF CHITOSAN FROM PHILIPPINE GREEN MUSSEL
(Perna viridis) SHELLS IN TREATING PRE-TREATED
SWINE WASTEWATER

A Thesis Proposal Presented to the Faculty of
Chemical and Food Engineering Department
College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts
Batangas State University
Alangilan, Batangas City

In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Azugui, Concepcion Elaine I.
Fortu, Lealyn F.
Ramento, Christian John R.

October 2015
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

INTRODUCTION
One of the growing industry and feasible commercial sector in the Philippines today is the swine raising. In fact, according an article (Lapuz, 2009) in pig333.com, it is the second leading contributor to the Philippine agriculture coming in second to rice despite being almost exclusively without government subsidy. Although this means a greater income and employment opportunities, it also generates problems like environmental degradation and pollution. The wastes it generates like manure, wastewater and dead animals and the foul odor cause nuisances to the environment and to the people living near swine farm. Indiscriminate dumping of large amount swine waste and …show more content…

Locally, it is known as tahong. These mussels are harvested for food in the Philippines and have provided a staple diet for Filipinos. Once the meats are consumed, the shell wastes that has been generated are usually dumped to the landfills, thrown back to the water systems, or are incinerated (Musico 2007). These shells are dumped due to the foul odor it generates which attracts vectors of diseases such rodents and insects (Solidum 2010). Tahong shells are not considered as valuable by people as they have valued other mussel for their beauty as

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