Upcoming Polytechnic webinar | Seeing what MLSS can’t: Measuring living biomass with ATP

Wednesday, August 26
1 p.m. ET
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Part one of a two-part series. Register for part two here

Leading up to WEFTEC 2026, Luminultra is hosting a two-part, application-focused webinar series exploring how municipal wastewater utilities are using active biomass monitoring to improve biological process performance, increase process stability, and make more proactive operational decisions.

Built around the themes of Measure and Act, the series introduces Cellular ATP as a rapid indicator of living biomass in conventional activated sludge, Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR), and Enhanced Biological Nutrient Removal (EBNR) processes. Attendees will learn how ATP complements traditional process control parameters, providing earlier insight into biological performance and enabling more informed operational decisions.

Wastewater treatment plants are increasingly challenged by variable influent characteristics, industrial shock loads, tighter nutrient limits, and rising energy, chemical, and solids-handling costs. Many of these issues originate with changes in microbial activity that cannot be detected using traditional lagging indicators such as MLSS, MLVSS, or effluent quality alone.

Through practical applications and real-world case studies, this webinar series demonstrates how leading utilities are using near real-time measurements of active biomass to establish baselines, optimize solids inventory, improve biological nutrient removal, identify process upsets earlier, and maintain stable treatment performance.

Who should attend:

  • Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
  • Chief Operators / Lead Operators
  • Operations Supervisors
  • Process Control Specialists
  • Process Engineers
  • Wastewater Treatment Plant Managers
  • Utility Operations Managers


Ideal for:

This webinar is particularly relevant for professionals responsible for:

  • Activated sludge process optimization
  • Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR/EBNR)
  • Solids inventory management
  • Meeting ammonia, nitrogen, and phosphorus limits
  • Responding to shock loads and industrial influent variability
  • Improving settling performance and reducing bulking
  • Lowering aeration energy consumption
  • Reducing biosolids production
  • Using data to make proactive operational decisions

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