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Table 2.3<br />

Reported characteristics of faecal sludge from onsite sanitation facilities and wastewater sludge<br />

Parameter FS source<br />

Public toilet Septic tank<br />

WWTP<br />

sludge<br />

Reference<br />

Technology<br />

pH 1.5-12.6 USEPA (1994)<br />

Total Solids, TS (mg/L) 52,500 12,000-<br />

35,000<br />

Total Volatile Solids, TVS<br />

(as % of TS)<br />

COD (mg/L) 49,000 1,200-<br />

7,800<br />

6.55-9.34 Kengne et al. (2011)<br />

– Koné and Strauss (2004)<br />

30,000 22,000 – NWSC (2008)<br />

34,106 USEPA (1994)<br />

≥3.5%

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