Parameter Unit Mean Standard deviation
pH PU 7.4 0.2
Alkalinity mgl-1 1,877 135
COD mgl-1 6,272 193
BOD mgl-1 3,767 114
Fats and Oils mgl-1 313 32
TS mgl-1 5,281 1195
TSS mgl-1 1,624 244
VS mgl-1 6,052 127
Norg mgl-1 500 114
P-PO43- mgl-1 297 17
Total Coliforms MPN/100 ml 2x107 8.54x106
Fecal Coliforms MPN/100 ml 4.8x104 3.4x104
PU: Potentiometric Unit; BOD: Biochemical Oxygen Demand;
TS: Total Solids; TSS: Total Suspended Solids; VS: Volatile Solids. MPN: Most Probable Number
Table 1: Physicochemical and microbiological characteristics from slaughterhouse wastewater.