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Table 2

Summary of relevant FS drying parameters of existing research results and the present study

Reference		Present study		Pescod (1971)		Strauss et al. (1997)	Cofie et al. (2006)
Location		Dakar, Senegal		Bangkok, Thailand		Accra, Ghana	Kumasi, Ghana
Season		Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	NR	Dry	Wet
Target dryness	% TS	90		≥ 25		≥20	≥ 20
COD/BOD		2.8–9.9		NR		NR	2.2–3.8	2.7–4.0
TVS	% TS	39–65		NR		NR	58-74	65–76
TS	%	2.9–7.7	3.4–6.9	1.75–5.5	1.7–6.49	1.6–6.7	1.2–5.8
Hydraulic load	cm	7.1–39.5	21–28	20–50	20–50	NR	< 30
Loading rate	kg TS/m²*year	92–175	100–156	148–475	67.5–278	130–330	196–321
Drying time	Days	11–30	20–27	5–19	11–52	10	7–8	12–59

Reference		Present study		Pescod (1971)		Strauss et al. (1997)	Cofie et al. (2006)
Location		Dakar, Senegal		Bangkok, Thailand		Accra, Ghana	Kumasi, Ghana
Season		Dry	Wet	Dry	Wet	NR	Dry	Wet
Target dryness	% TS	90		≥ 25		≥20	≥ 20
COD/BOD		2.8–9.9		NR		NR	2.2–3.8	2.7–4.0
TVS	% TS	39–65		NR		NR	58-74	65–76
TS	%	2.9–7.7	3.4–6.9	1.75–5.5	1.7–6.49	1.6–6.7	1.2–5.8
Hydraulic load	cm	7.1–39.5	21–28	20–50	20–50	NR	< 30
Loading rate	kg TS/m²*year	92–175	100–156	148–475	67.5–278	130–330	196–321
Drying time	Days	11–30	20–27	5–19	11–52	10	7–8	12–59

NR = not reported.