Parameters

UWW (Influent)

TWW (STF Effluent)

pH (25˚C)

6.8 ± 0.2

7.6 ± 0.2

EC (mS∙cm⁻¹)

2.6 ± 0.1

2.9 ± 0.1

TSS (g∙L⁻¹)

0.32 ± 0.02

0.15 ± 0.01

COD (mg∙L⁻¹)

1441 ± 45

95 ± 5

BOD₅ (mg∙L⁻¹)

850 ± 25

75 ± 3

COD/BOD₅

1.7 ± 0.02

2.8 ± 0.05

TOC (mg∙L⁻¹)

480 ± 12

62 ± 3

TKN (mg∙L⁻¹)

74.3 ± 3

37 ± 2

NO₃ (mg∙L⁻¹)

0.6 ± 0.1

0.7 ± 0.1

NO₂ (mg∙L⁻¹)

ND

0.04 ± 0.01

P (%)

0.1 ± 0.01

0.08 ± 0.01

Ca (%)

0.12 ± 0.01

0.1 ± 0.01

K (%)

0.34 ± 0.04

0.32 ± 0.04

Na (%)

1.6 ± 0.1

1.8 ± 0.1

Mg (%)

ND

ND

Total aerobic germs (10⁴ UFC 100 mL⁻¹)

14.7 ± 2

0.005 ± 0.001

Salmonella

ND

ND

Staphylococcus

ND

ND

Pseudomonas

ND

ND