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. 2017 Mar 17;3(3):492–501. doi: 10.1039/c6ew00311g

Table 1.

Main physical–chemical characteristic of stored human urine, sludge and manure. Concentrations ofmajor ions are listed in the supplementary material

ID Sample description T [°C] pH EC [mS cm1] Dilutiona Total solids% {NH3} [mmol L1] Virus tested
U1 Urine CH Male (2012) 20 8.47 1:0 15.8 MS2
U2 8.49 1:1 9.6 MS2
U3 8.45 1:9 1.9 MS2
U4 35 8.15 1:0 19.1 MS2, HAdV
U5 8.19 1:0 24.6 MS2
U6 8.19 1:0 24.4 MS2
U7 8.22 1:1 13.6 MS2
U8 8.15 1:1 12.2 MS2
U9 8.19 1:2 8.4 MS2
U10 8.13 1:9 2.5 MS2
U11 8.13 1:9 2.7 MS2
U12 CH Male (2013) 35 8.72 33.6 1:0 81.0 MS2, HAdV, ϕX174, T4
U13 CH Male (2014) 35 8.79 33.0 1:0 106.0 MS2
U14 CH Female 35 8.49 16.0 1 : 0 28.2 MS2
U15 SA Mix 35 8.48 33.6 1:0 71.1 MS2
S1 Sludge CH Synthetic 35 8.24 3.3 27.7 MS2
S2 CH Septic tank 35 7.76 6.7 1.3 MS2, HAdV, ϕX174, T4
S3 CH Synthetic 35 7.39 2.5 0.2 MS2
M1 Manure CH Pig 35 7.79 2.3 8.4 MS2
M2 CH 35 8.08 2.0 8.5 MS2
M3 CH Cow 35 8.05 4.6 35.7 MS2
M4 CH 35 8.23 1.7 14.2 MS2, HAdV, ϕX174, T4
a

Urine : water ratio.