Table 2. Main characteristic of the synthetic media used in the control tests in the anammox (SM) and microalgae (BBM) assays, and of the seven textile wastewater (TW) samples.
| ID | pH | Conductivity (mS cm-1) | Turbidity (FAU) | TN-N (mg L-1) | NH4+-N (mg L-1) | NH3-N (mg L-1) | PO43—P (mg L-1) | COD (mg L-1) | sCOD (mg L-1) | sCOD/N | TSS (mg L-1) | VSS (mg L-1) | Colour [] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM | 7.7 | 4 | NA | 330 | 210 | 8 | 5.6 | NA | 78 | 4.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| MBBM | 7.2 | 2.44 | NA | 200 | 200 | 1.8 | 53.2 | NA | 80 | 2.5 | NA | NA | NA |
| TW_1 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 228 | 190 | 163 | 27 | 1.9 | 874 | 590 | 3.1 | 220 | 173 | 0.29 (purple) |
| TW_2 | 8.4 | 3.23 | 105 | 181 | 168 | 16 | 2.0 | 708 | 472 | 2.6 | 118 | 103 | 0.174 (green/cyano) |
| TW_3 | 8.7 | 2.97 | 92 | 291 | 170 | 28 | 2.0 | 794 | 556 | 1.9 | 115 | 90 | 0.245 (green/cyano) |
| TW_4 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 71 | 243 | 182 | 27 | 1.9 | 802 | 587 | 2.4 | 100 | 77 | 0.232 (green/cyano) |
| TW_5 | 8.5 | 2.19 | 60 | 145 | 139 | 15 | 1.9 | 696 | 538 | 3.7 | 97 | 88 | 0.139 (green/cyano) |
| TW_6 | 8.3 | 2.64 | 134 | 169 | 150 | 12 | 1.6 | 858 | 532 | 3.1 | 115 | 85 | 0.182 (green/cyano) |
| TW_7 | 8.6 | 2.53 | 79 | 156 | 155 | 21 | 2.0 | 862 | 454 | 2.9 | 90 | 78 | 0.237 (green/cyano) |
| Mean | 8.5 | 2.61 | 110 | 196 | 161 | 21 | 1.9 | 799 | 524 | 2.8 | 122 | 99 | NA |
| Standard deviation | 0.1 | 0.45 | 58 | 52 | 14 | 7 | 0.1 | 73 | 51 | 0.6 | 44 | 34 | NA |
| CV (%) | 2 | 17 | 53 | 27 | 9 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 20.5 | 36 | 34 | NA |
NA = not available.