Biological Analysis

Service Description: The ABS Biological Analysis Service provides a method of monitoring the biological health of biomass in a wastewater treatment system.

Features: Unlike other services, ABS uses both microscopic analysis for identifying floc structure problems which may interfere with settleability (such as filamentous growth) and microbial analysis using bacterial plate counts to determine the viability of the biomass.

 The ABS Biological Analysis Service includes optional services for:

• Filamentous identification

• Floc structure description and filamentous ratings

• India ink stain - indicates potential nutrient deficiency

• Photomicrographs for historic records

• Bacterial plate counts for confirmation of viability

Benefits: The Biological Analysis Service can provide a tool for diagnosing the root cause of poor biomass settleability or NPDES treatment problems.

The ABS Biological Analysis Service has many benefits:

1) Identifies root causes of poor biomass settleability.

2) Determines health of "The Workforce" - the bacteria.

3) Provides photomicrographs for historic trending.

4) Process optimization using routine, on-going services.

References
Process optimization - ongoing services

• Crown Vantage Corporation

• Georgia Pacific Corporation

Poor Settleability (Filamentous & Zoogloeal Bulking)

• ABTco - Stone Container

• Henkel Corporation - Bayer Corporation