Performance Evaluation of Dry Faecal Sludge-Derived Activated Carbon (DFSAC) for Wastewater Pollutant Removal: A Case Study of the Lavender Hill Faecal Treatment Plant

Table 6

Mean results for analyzed lab-scale setup effluent characteristics of tap water for weeks 1 and 2.

		Mean
		Week 1	Week 2	Tap water
COD	mg/L	4.009	71.901	3.20
BOD	mg/L	0.341	9.736	0.00
TSS	mg/L	000	12.586	0.00
TDS	mg/L	615.200	852.158	100.23
EC	µS/cm	424.652	1273.00	209.70
pH		7.849	7.67	7.62
Turbidity	NTU	0.181	33.380	0.85
Color	TCU	0.827	58.082	<10
ORP	mg/L	19.430	24.540	47.57
DO	mg/L	3.762	1.847	5.148
NH3	mg/L	0.817	34.392	0.044
TC	MPN/100 ml	24 × 10^2	60 × 10^4	16.52
E. coli	MPN/100 ml	7.82 × 10^2	30 × 10^4	2.00