Parameter

Influent (Raw sewage) mean values

UASB reactor effluent

Trickling filter effluent

Final settling tank effluent

Final effluent mean values

Total efficiency of the plant (%)

EPA Ghana guidelines, 2000

pH

7.00 ± 0.26

7.17 ± 0.34

7.93 ± 0.92

7.96 ± 0.15

8.04 ± 0.10

-

6-9

Temperature (˚C)

25.38 ± 1.89

24.06 ± 2.58

23.44 ± 2.28

23.6 ± 2.46

24.49 ± 1.99

-

˂30

Conductivity (µS/Cm)

1591 ± 176.7

1977 ± 280

1729 ± 234

1655 ± 319

1383 ± 428

-

1500

Dissolved oxygen (mg/l)

0.05 ± 0.08

0.25 ± 0.26

1.49 ± 0.72

1.62 ± 0.46

1.76 ± 0.70

-

-

Turbidity (NTU)

607.3 ± 143

122.9 ± 21.73

60.11 ± 30

19.43 ± 5.9

20.71 ± 7.0

96.6

75

Total solids (mg/l)

740.4 ± 313

340 ± 140

314.3 ± 128

300 ± 133

260.3 ± 101

64.8

50

COD (mg/l)

1483 ± 750

252 ± 81

246 ± 116

129.3 ± 56

129.9 ± 53

91.2

250

BOD (mg/l)

2095 ± 294

68.21 ± 9.26

36.12 ± 4.22

27.59 ± 6.9

23.88 ± 4.50

98.8

50

Oil and grease (mg/l)

19.62 ± 0.7

9.84 ± 0.7

3.38 ± 0.4

2..09 ± 3.5

3.77 ± 0.3

0.54 ± 0.5

5

Colour (TCU)

5389 ± 307

2496 ± 20

252.1 ± 47

193 ± 11.16

162.3 ± 13.4

97.0

200

Ammonia-nitrogen (mg/l)

66.88 ± 4.10

307.9 ± 17.19

121.7 ± 21.68

39.57 ± 3.94

37.73 ± 4.14

43.6

1

Nitrate-nitrogen (mg/l)

354.6 ± 49.53

70.65 ± 1.08

195 ± 10.11

253 ± 31.81

253.2 ± 35

28.6

50

Sulphate (mg/l)

375.5 ± 53.4

112.7 ± 29.2

79.57 ± 6.8

69.13 ± 6.9

65.53 ± 5.45

82.5

200

Phosphate-phosphorus

36.83 ± 4.0

7.17 ± 0.34

22.42 ± 0.12

8.18 ± 2.52

6.71 ± 0.63

81.7

2

Faecal coliform MPN/100ml)

8.9 × 105 ± 0.7 × 105

2.7 × 105 ± 0.4 × 104

2.6 × 105 ± 0.4 × 104

3.02 × 102 ± 16.31

3.78 × 102 ± 16.31

99.6

400