A. Spagni et al., Experimental considerations on monitoring ORP, pH, conductivity and dissolved oxygen in nitrogen and phosphorus biological removal processes, WATER SCI T, 43(11), 2001, pp. 197-204
An experimental study on monitoring Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP), pH
, Conductivity and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) in an Enhanced Biological Nutrient
Removal process has been carried out. In the anaerobic phase, while ORP an
d conductivity were not reliable in monitoring simultaneously denitrificati
on and P-release, pH showed the best performances. A significant relationsh
ip between P-released and pH variation was found.
During the aerobic phase both ORP and pH were able to monitor successfully
the nitrification, even though pH was much more reliable. pH can be also us
ed for monitoring and control enhanced P-uptake. It has been concluded that
, for a reliable and effective control of biological N and P removal proces
ses a more sophisticated control system seems to be necessary.