Environmental limit values for surface water based on MoE Decision 8/1 (MoE, 2001) | Effluent specifications for wastewater reuse in irrigation based on proposed Lebanese guidelines (FAO, 2011) | |||||
FW | TW | Water Category I | Water Category II | Water Category III | ||
Physico-chemical parameters (mg・L−1) | ||||||
pH | 7.85 | 7.82 | 6 - 9 | 6 - 9 | 6 - 9 | 6 - 9 |
COD | 90.50 | 210.00 | 125 | 125 | 250 | 250 |
BOD5 | 14.00 | 45.00 | 25 | 25 | 100 | 100 |
Total Suspended Solids | 5.32 | 52.00 | 60 | 60 | 200 | 200 |
Nitrates | 9.30 | 3.00 | 90 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Phosphates | 0.06 | 0.50 | 5 | _ | _ | _ |
Potassium | 4.50 | 9.60 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Pathogens in water | ||||||
Total Coliform (CFU/100mL) | 2.6 × 10^2 | 6.16 × 10^4 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
Fecal Coliform (CFU/100mL) | 3.5 × 10^3 | <2000 | <200 | <1000 | _ | |
E. coli (CFU/100mL) | 7.5 × 10^2 | <2000 | <200 | <1000 | _ | |
Salmonella | Absent | Present | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Trace metals (mg・L−1) | ||||||
Zn | 789.47 | 789.47 | 5 | |||
Cu | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.5 | |||
Pb | 444.44 | 444.44 | 0.5 | |||
Mn | 0.23 | 0.52 | 1 | |||
Ni | 372.09 | 3651.16 | 0.5 | |||
Hg | 0.0100 | 0.0003 | 0.05 | |||
As | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.1 | |||
Cd | 111.1100 | <0.001 | 0.2 | |||
Cr | <0.001 | <0.001 | 2 |