Table 1.

Typical parameters for the hospital wastewater (Achak et al. 2021; Amouei et al. 2015; Daouk et al. 2016; Nour-eddine and Lahcen 2014; Verlicchi 2018)

Parameter	Unit	Concentration
Electrical conductivity	μS/cm	300–2700
pH		6–9
Chlorides	mg/L	80–400
Redox potential	mV	850–950
Nitrite	mg/L	0.1–0.6
Nitrate	mg/L	1–2
Total suspended solids	mg/L	116–32,600
COD	mg/L	39–7776
Dissolved organic carbon	mg/L	120–130
Total organic carbon	mg/L	31–180
BOD	mg/L	16–2575
BOD/COD		0.3–0.4
Total disinfectants	mg/L	2–200
Total surfactants	mg/L	4–8
E. coli	MPN/100 mL	103–106
Total coliforms	MPN/100 mL	106–109
Fecal coliforms	MPN/100 mL	103–107