| Treatment system | MCF | λ |
| Wastewater treatment processes | ||
| Aerated treatment process (activated sludge system), well managed | 0 | 0.65 |
| Aerated treatment process, overloaded (anoxic areas) | 0.3 | 0.45 |
| Anaerobic treatment process (anaerobic reactor) | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Facultative lagoon, shallow (<2 m deep) | 0.2 | 0 |
| Facultative lagoon, shallow (>2 m deep) | 0.8 | 0 |
| Sludge treatment | ||
| Aerobic sludge digestion | 0 | λ from wastewater treatment process |
| Anaerobic sudge digestion | 0.8 | |