Toxicity Testing Applications in Australasia
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Waste water respirometry solutions for toxicity testing
If industrial wastewater entering a treatment works contains toxic components the rate of biodegradation will be inhibited or stop completely. This can result in failed consents and will certainly give rise to operational problems. Visible indications include deflocculation, bulking and the appearance of filamentous bacteria. Sometimes, there are no visible effects. When the sludge bacteria are inhibited, there is the possibility of toxicity carryover in the effluent that is discharged to receiving waters. With ...
By Strathkelvin Instruments Limited Distributor in PO Box 1150, AUSTRALIA.
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Waste water respirometry solutions for toxicity based consents
Water companies, water authorities or publicly-owned treatment works (POTW) need to have some knowledge of the composition of the wastes they it receive. In addition to testing for ammonia and BOD or COD levels, treatment works can license industrial discharges on the basis of concentrations of some of the known toxic compounds. However, it is recognised that very many non-regulated toxic materials still enter the treatment works and reduce the efficiency of biodegradation, and may cause toxic shock. The way is ...
By Strathkelvin Instruments Limited Distributor in PO Box 1150, AUSTRALIA.
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Waste water respirometry solutions for toxicity reduction tests
In industrial manufacturing companies, before a new process comes on-line, it is important to measure the toxicity of the effluent stream. This is especially the case for companies who treat their own waste. From the toxicity value (EC50) obtained, it may be a cost-effective solution to simply discharge the effluent to the treatment works at a slow and defined rate to minimise damage to the activated sludge. Following a period of acclimatisation it is often possible to increase feed rates to the plant and this can ...
By Strathkelvin Instruments Limited Distributor in PO Box 1150, AUSTRALIA.
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