Development, Characterisation, and Performance Evaluation of Some Indigenous Plants for Faecal Sludge Treatment in Ghana

Table 3

Efficiencies of the indigenous plants on some key parameters at various concentrations.

Parameter	COD (mg O2/L)	TSS (mg/L)	TUR (NTU)	pH	ORP (mV)	DO (mg/L)	Temp. (°C)
Sample (S)	13,639	15,122	10,380	7.368	−268.810	0	27.247
	Commercial polymer (cationic PAM)
Concentration	0.1% (40 mL)
S + PAM	1,937	906	414	7.53	−169.7	0	26.984
	Biocoagulant/bioflocculant
Concentration	0.6%
S + Yila stick	3,160	2,090	877	7.175	−193.675	0.015	27.010
S + Yila cover	4,604	4,265	4,712	7.165	−178.482	0.051	26.862
S + Voulo	3,916	3,697	3,034	7.213	−247.760	0	27.247
Concentration	1.0%
S + Yila stick	2,183	938	6,642	7.441	−56.715	0	27.081
S + Yila cover	3,083	2,719	8,729	7.335	−190.319	0.01	26.716
S + Voulo	2,668	1,991	9,482	7.580	−208.573	0	27.055
Concentration	5%
S + Yila stick	2,840	1,568	1,236	7.436	−186.12	0	26.955
S + Yila cover	4,244	3,905	5,481	7.334	−200.225	0	27.123
S + Voulo	2,949	2,354	5,176	7.560	−213.003	0	27.227