Performance evaluation of the wastewater treatment plant of Porto refinery.
Refinery WWTP achieves COD and phenols removal efficiencies of 87 and 95%.
Sulfide removal efficiency was below 80% in the sulfide oxidation unit.
60% of the O&G is related to TPH and BOD5 represents about 44% of COD.
Final effluent meets the daily discharge limits imposed by Portuguese legislation.