Table 1 Removal of contaminants by the OD and MBR processes.

From: Comparison of bacterial communities and antibiotic resistance genes in oxidation ditches and membrane bioreactors

Indicator

Influent (mg/L)

OD

MBR

Effluent (mg/L)

Removal efficiency (%)

Effluent (mg/L)

Removal efficiency (%)

COD

246–1012

10–31

82.0–99.0

8–28

85.1–99.7

BOD5

71–589

1–6

85.9–99.1

1–5

91.1–99.9

SS

94–520

1–10

96.0–99.2

1–7

96.8–99.8

NH4+-N

19.11–68.35

0.89–1.23

84.5–99.8

1.01–1.39

69.0–99.0

TN

32.10–94.32

1.93–13.5

62.0–96.8

3.12–14.78

46.1–91.6

TP

2.51–12.39

0.23–0.35

50.6–99.0

0.10–0.26

67.8–99.9