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. 2007 Jan 5;73(5):1594–1600. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02145-06

TABLE 1.

Wastewater quality characteristics during study period

Parameter Range Avg
UV transmittance (%) 36-61 48
Turbidity (NTU)a 2.3-13.3 8.3
Total amt of suspended solid (mg/liter) 4-23 16
Total no. of coliforms (CFU/100 ml) 1.3 × 106 - 1.6 × 107 5.0 × 106
No. of fecal coliforms (CFU/100 ml) 1.7 × 105 - 1.1 × 106 4.9 × 105
No. of fecal streptococci (CFU/100 ml) 8.5 × 104 - 1.0 × 106 3.1 × 105
a

NTU, nephelometric turbidity units.