Table 1 Physico-chemical properties of distillery effluent (spentwash)

Color

Odour

Temperature °C

pH

Total dissolved solid (mg l⁻¹)

Total suspended solid (mg l⁻¹)

Dissolved oxygen (mg l⁻¹)

Biological oxygen demand (mg l⁻¹)

Chemical oxygen demand (mg l⁻¹)

Total nitrogen (mg l⁻¹)

Phosphorus (mg l⁻¹)

Potassium (mg l⁻¹)

Sodium (mg l⁻¹)

Calcium (mg l⁻¹)

Sulphate (mg l⁻¹)