Microbiological and Physicochemical Characterization of Hospital Effluents before and after Treatment with Two Types of Sawdust

Table 1

Physicochemical characterization of the effluent before and after treatment by the two types of wood.

Parameter	WHO standards	Moroccan standards
pH	5.5–8.5	6.5–8.5
Conductivity (μS/cm)	2700	2700
DCO (mgO2·l^−1)	90	120
DBO5 (mgO2·l^−1)	30	40
(mg/l)	1	—
(mg/l)	1	—
(mg/l)	0.5	—