Wastewater Treatment
Applying ATP monitoring to wastewater systems presents countless opportunity for continuous process improvement and optimization. Regardless of the complexity of the process, ATP test protocols can be used at any point in the system to assess biomass health and activity. As such, results can be trended to gauge the effects of process changes and therefore operate at the optimum efficiency.
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Process
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cATP (ng/mL)
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Good Control
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Preventative Action Required
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Corrective Action Required
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Raw Wastewater
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< 1
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1 - 10
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> 10
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Bioreactor
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Process Specific*
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Process Effluent
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< 50
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50 – 250
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> 250
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*Optimum cATP control guidelines will depend on reactor type and influent qualities. In general, incidents where bioreactor cATP deviates from target values by ±25% should be considered a preventive guideline and ±50% should be considered corrective.
In wastewater applications, Biomass Stress Index (BSI) monitoring becomes a very valuable parameter.
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Process
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BSI (%)
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Good Control
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Preventative Action Required
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Corrective Action Required
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Raw Wastewater
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< 50
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50 - 75
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> 75
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Bioreactor
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< 30
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30 - 50
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> 50
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Training 
