Table 2 Summary of the efficiency of common water filters in Tanzanian market on different studies (Kiagho et al. 2016; Lindgren and Overcrona 2016; Nigri et al. 2016; Mtavangu et al. 2017; Yaseen et al. 2019; Zachery and Oyanedel-Cravel 2022)
From: Efficiency of common filters for water treatment in Tanzania
Type of filters | Turbidity (%) | TSS (%) | Color (%) | E. coli (%) | F (%) | F. C (%) | N (%) | Virus (%) | BOD (%) | COD (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BCF | 66–100 | 70 | 64 | 87.9–100 | 0 | 96.8–100 | 47.4–97.2 | 70–99 | 52.6–93.3 | 45.1–89.1 |
SSF | 98–100 | 95 | 31 | 75 | 0 | 85.7–100 | 45.9–95.4 | 85–90 | 43 | 52.62–93.3 |
CRF | 100 | 100 | 32 | 68–99.9 | 0 | 94.7 | – | 96 | 53 | – |
BCF | 100 | 99 | 5 | 96.5 | 73–98 | – | – | – | 50–83 | 79–83 |
MP | 100 | 96 | 79 | 98.5 | 0 | – | – | – | 43.4 | – |