Potential Use and Challenges of Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment and Conservation in Game Lodges and Resorts in Kenya

Table 1

Summary of CW case studies indicating specific reduction load levels.

Facility	Contaminant percentage reduction		Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)/organic matter
	Total suspended solids (TSS)	Chemical oxygen demand (COD)
Egypt		68%	78.5%
Sharquiya Governorate, Cairo, Egypt		87%	89%
Sakaka City	65.5%	67.7%	71.4%
Splash Restaurant, Nairobi	97.6	94.5	96.1
Hotel Relais Certosa, Florence	>90	>90	>90
Castelluccio di Norcia, Italy	—	98	—
Yucatan Peninsula Southern Mexico	44.4	—	87.9
Tourist Resort in Bali, Indonesia	69	64	40
Reduction average	75	86	78.5

Source, Author (2016).