Table 3.
Summary of concentration ranges for each analyte in primary influent and tertiary effluents.
| Target | Source1 | Concentration range2 WWTP #1 | Concentration range2 WWTP #2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV active | UV inactive | |||
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| Fecal indicator bacteria culture | ||||
| Influent | 5.48 to 6.53 | 6.40 to 6.95 | 6.26 to 6.65 | |
| E.coli | Effluent | 0.70 to 2.78 | 0.35 to 1.90 | 2.90 to 3.94 |
| Influent | 4.70 to 5.95 | 5.47 to 6.19 | 5.35 to 5.98 | |
| Enterococci | Effluent | 0.18 to 1.51 | 0.18 to 1.53 | 2.10 to 3.38 |
| Bacteriophage culture | ||||
| Influent | 3.61 to 5.13 | 4.38 to 5.53 | 4.46 to 5.83 | |
| Somatic | Effluent | 0.06 to 1.57 | 0.004 to 0.74 | 1.72 to 2.75 |
| Influent | 1.62 to 6.30 | 3.11 to 5.35 | 3.60 to 5.22 | |
| F + | Effluent | 0.002 to 1.35 | 0.002 to 1.16 | 0.47 to 1.99 |
| Influent | 3.84 to 5.59 | 2.90 to 5.68 | 4.34 to 5.83 | |
| CB-390 | Effluent | 0.21 to 1.39 | 0.05 to 0.96 | 2.02 to 2.90 |
| Influent | 2.30 to 4.66 | 3.03 to 5.08 | 2.69 to 4.39 | |
| Bacteroides GB-124 | Effluent | 0.25 to 0.79 | 0.021 to 0.50 | 0.70 to 1.83 |
| MST markers qPCR | ||||
| Influent | 4.30 to 4.90 | 4.65 to 5.22 | 4.42 to 5.45 | |
| HPyV | Effluent | 1.85 to 3.88* | 1.76 to 2.03* | 1.93 to 2.07* |
| Influent | 4.07 to 7.16 | 4.10 to 7.17 | 4.37 to 7.03 | |
| crAssphage | Effluent | 2.44 to 6.30 | 2.12 to 4.22 | 2.71 to 4.31 |
| Viral pathogens qPCR | ||||
| Influent | 3.30 to 5.12 | 3.43 to 5.79 | 3.79 to 5.42 | |
| Adenovirus | Effluent | 2.05 to 2.80 | 1.82 to 2.12* | 1.91 to 2.80* |
| Influent | 2.96 to 5.18 | 3.06 to 4.21 | 2.93 to 4.94 | |
| Norovirus GI | Effluent | 1.99 to 2.92* | N/A | 1.96 to 2.61* |
| Influent | 2.95 to 4.81 | 2.70 to 4.03 | 3.56 to 4.69 | |
| Norovirus GII | Effluent | 2.13 to 3.66* | N/A | 1.76 to 2.97 |
| Infectious enteric viruses | ||||
| Influent | 0.03 to 1.81 | 0.05 to 2.00 | 0.005 to 1.44 | |
| Total infectious enteric virus | Effluent | 0.0007 to 0.014 | 0.0003 to 0.006* | 0.0007 to 0.0083 |
N/A: insufficient data available to report concentration ranges.
Sample collection location within the WWTP treatment system; influent (Primary Influent) and effluent (Final effluent).
Concentrations reported as log10 CFU/PFU/genomic copies per 100 mL volumes of wastewater.
Represents data sets with n < 5 data points present.