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Table 2 Characteristics of wastewaters from each full-scale step feed WWTP

From: Effect of COD:N ratio on biological nitrogen removal using full-scale step-feed in municipal wastewater treatment plants

Parameter SF1 SF2
Influent Effluent % Removal Influent Effluent % Removal
Temp (°C) 27.1 ± 0.1 27.4 ± 0.2 25.2 ± 2.0 25.1 ± 2.5
pH 7.4–7.6 7.2–7.4 7.0–7.2 6.9–7.1
SS (mg L− 1) 36 ± 2 6 ± 1 83 ± 2 127 ± 16 14 ± 2 88 ± 0.5
BOD (mg L− 1) 35 ± 2 6 ± 1 83 ± 2 126 ± 21 10 ± 2 91 ± 0.1
COD (mg L− 1) 73 ± 5 18 ± 2 75 ± 1 275 ± 24 30 ± 2 89 ± 0.2
NH4+ (mg L− 1) 13.3 ± 0.2 2.3 ± 0.4 83 ± 6 21 ± 2.5 8.6 ± 1.4 59 ± 5
NO3 (mg L− 1) 0.4 ± 0.1 5.2 ± 0.5 0.20 ± 0.08 0.5 ± 0.04
NO2 (mg L− 1) 0.1 ± 0.05 0.02 ± 0.01 78 ± 11 0.04 ± 0.02 0.02 ± 0.01 50 ± 1
Organic-N (mg L− 1) 4.4 ± 0.1 1.9 ± 0.16 57 ± 3 4.2 ± 1.71 1.5 ± 0.9 67 ± 8
TKN (mg L− 1) 17.7 ± 0.3 4.2 ± 0.56 76 ± 3 25.2 ± 4.2 10.1 ± 1.0 60 ± 3
TN (mg L− 1) 18.2 ± 0.4 9.4 ± 2.1 48 ± 10 25.4 ± 4.3 10.6 ± 2.4 59 ± 2
TP (mg L− 1) 3.0 ± 0.2 1.9 ± 0.1 37 ± 4 2.9 ± 0.8 1.5 ± 0.7 48 ± 12
  1. Remark: All data values are averages ± S.D., n = 12 samples