. 2022 Feb 4;8(2):e08910. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e08910

Table 1.

Details of the wastewater treatment plants used for this study.

Treatment works	Design Capacity (Mℓ/d)	Primary Settling	Activated Sludge	Secondary clarification	Bio-filters	Sludge Digestion	Tertiary treatment	Remarks
WWTP A	18.8	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Receives from Hospital A, which has 17 clinics and provides health care to the community on a regional and district level, receives funds. The hospital is one of the sites for HIV transmission from mother to child (MTCT) and is home to the country's largest crisis center, now known as the 'Place of Comfort.'
WWTP B	4.90	N/A	Extended Aeration	Yes	No	No	Yes	Receives from Hospital B, which serves the people of Chatsworth and the surrounding area, as well as the Inner and Outer West, with boundaries extending from Yellowwood Park to Richmond. This hospital also serves as a referral center for another hospital and clinic.
WWTP C	70.0	Yes	Conventional	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Receives from Hospital C complex which offers specialised services for Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) and complicated TB