Table 3 Characterization of the secondary effluent from a municipal wastewater treatment plant used as culture medium. Analyses were performed in triplicate
Parameter (unit) | Concentration | Method | References |
|---|---|---|---|
Temperature (°C) | 26.6 ± 5.60 | 2550B | APHA-AWWA-WPCF [49] |
pH | 8.2 ± 0.45 | 4500-H+ B | |
Turbidity (NTU) | 6.7 ± 0.09 | 2130B | |
Total suspended solids (TSS) (mg L−1) | 26.7 ± 0.02 | 2540D | |
Ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) (mg L−1) | 147.5 ± 1.32 | 4500-NH3 C | |
Nitrates (NO3−-N) (mg L−1) | 33.2 ± 8.72 | 8039 | HACH Co. [50] |
Phosphorus as orthophosphates (PO43−-P) (mg L−1) | 68.7 ± 2.68 | 8178 | |
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) (mg L−1) | 121.0 ± 3.05 | 8000 | |
Carbohydrates (CHO) (mg L−1) | 26.0 ± 1.67 | Colorimetric | Hernández-García et al. [51] |