Research Article
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 |
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Source, Author (2016).
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