Table 2 The characteristics of the screened swine wastewater used in the experiments.

From: Crystallization and precipitation of phosphate from swine wastewater by magnesium metal corrosion

Parameter

Average values plus

Standard deviation

pH

7.8 ± 0.06

COD (mg L–1)

3901 ± 215

BOD5 (mg L–1)

2052 ± 332

Alkalinity (as Na2CO3) (mg L–1)

3211 ± 253

PT (total orthophosphate, mg L–1)

112 ± 6.2

NH4-N (ammonia nitrogen, mg L–1)

677 ± 32

Cl(mg L–1)

1352 ± 121

K (mg L–1)

252 ± 22

Ca (mg L–1)

42 ± 4.5

Mg (mg L–1)

14 ± 1.8

Fe (mg L–1)

1.2 ± 0.6

Cu (mg L–1)

0.5 ± 0.1

Zn (mg L–1)

0.7 ± 0.1