Toxic substances may be included in wastewater influent and can damage biological processing of wastewater treatment, therefore continuous toxic-monitoring of wastewater influent is needed. This paper describes the potential toxic-monitoring applications of the toxicity monitor using a nitrifying bacteria biosensor to sewerage systems. The results of sensitivity tests show that aspects of wastewater do not affect the sensor sensitivity and confirm that the sensor can be applied to wastewater monitoring as it is. The monitor with a prototype of filtration system installed in a wastewater treatment plant is able to operate continuously for one month at least after the modification of filtration system and the optimization of operation conditions.
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February 01 2002
Application of toxicity monitor using nitrifying bacteria biosensor to sewerage systems
T. Inui;
T. Inui
*Electric Equipment Technology Laboratory, Fuji Electric Corporate Research and Development, Ltd., 2-2-1, Nagasaka, Yokosuka City, 240-0194, Japan
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Y. Tanaka;
Y. Tanaka
*Electric Equipment Technology Laboratory, Fuji Electric Corporate Research and Development, Ltd., 2-2-1, Nagasaka, Yokosuka City, 240-0194, Japan
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Y. Okayasu;
Y. Okayasu
**Water Environment Research Group, Public Works Research Institute, 1-6, Minamihara, Tsukuba City, 305-8516, Japan
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H. Tanaka
H. Tanaka
**Water Environment Research Group, Public Works Research Institute, 1-6, Minamihara, Tsukuba City, 305-8516, Japan
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Water Sci Technol (2002) 45 (4-5): 271–278.
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T. Inui, Y. Tanaka, Y. Okayasu, H. Tanaka; Application of toxicity monitor using nitrifying bacteria biosensor to sewerage systems. Water Sci Technol 1 February 2002; 45 (4-5): 271–278. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2002.0603
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