A method for predicting a discharge level of an effluent from decentralized sewage treatment facilities, the method including: measuring the conductivity of an influent, the conductivity and suspended solids concentration of an effluent of a plurality of decentralized sewage treatment facilities; repeatedly measuring a pH, a concentration of COD, a concentration of ammonia nitrogen, the concentration of total phosphorus of the effluent of each of the plurality of decentralized sewage treatment facilities; calculating average values of the pH, the concentration of COD, the concentration of ammonia nitrogen, the concentration of total phosphorus; comparing the average values with a local sewage discharge standard, and determining a discharge level of the effluent; constructing a predictive model; and sampling an influent and an effluent of a sewage treatment facility, measuring the conductivity of an influent, the conductivity and suspended solids concentration of the effluent, inputting the obtained data to the predictive model.

A method and apparatus are provided for dosing biocide into fluid. A biofilm sensor configured to measure an amount of biofilm on the biofilm sensor is used. A method identifies, if present, in a data set representing measurement over time by the biofilm sensor a minimum and an inflection point and, if identified. According to some embodiments, dosing of biocide is determined to be effectuated when an inflection point has been identified occurring time wise after an identified minimum.

The invention relates to a program-controlled apparatus (1) for washing items that is equipped with a water purification system (8) for purifying the wash liquor by removing detergent and suspended soil, which purification system (8) utilizes addition of flocculant, wherein the amount of flocculant that is added is controlled to minimize the total amount of flocculant used without compromising the efficacy of the purification treatment.

The invention relates to the technical field of environmental protection, in particular to a method for evaluating carbon source quality of a water body, an apparatus, a device and a readable storage medium. The invention provides a method for evaluating carbon source quality of a water body, including: acquiring COD and BOD.sub.5 of a first water body, wherein the first water body is a water body obtained after a water body to be measured is subjected to filtration treatment; acquiring an energy matter content in microbial cells in a second water body, wherein the second water body is a water body obtained after the first water body is subjected to anaerobic-aerobic treatment; and determining the carbon source quality of the water body to be measured according to a ratio of COD to BOD.sub.5 in the first water body and the energy matter content in the microbial cells in the second water body. The method for evaluating carbon source quality of the water body provided by the invention can effectively solve the existing problems of partial evaluation and poor pertinence of sewage biodegradability, implements accurate evaluation of the sewage carbon source on the biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal process, has the advantages of wide adaptability, accurate evaluation and the like, and has good industrialization prospects.

The present invention relates to a testing method for testing a state of an aeration tank in a wastewater treatment facility that uses activated sludge. The testing method comprises obtaining a difference between: a sedimentation amount when a given period of time has elapsed after an activated sludge mixed liquid collected from the aeration tank and water having a higher dissolved oxygen concentration than the activated sludge mixed liquid are poured into the same container and mixed together; and a sedimentation amount when a period of time equal to the given period of time has elapsed after the activated sludge mixed liquid collected from the aeration tank and water having a lower dissolved oxygen concentration than the activated sludge mixed liquid are poured into the same container and mixed together.

Systems and methods for delivering silver ion biocide are described herein. The systems described relate to passing water from a water system through a silver ion release module and optional high-concentration silver ion release module. The system includes an analyzer, detector, and/or controller for monitoring the concentration of silver ion and adjusting the flow path, flow rate, temperature and/or pH of the water in order to obtain the desired concentration of silver ion. The system optionally includes other metal ions released into a water system, the concentration of which may be used to automatically calibrate the described system and/or cause the system to take actions based on the measured concentration of silver ion or of the second metal ion. The system comprises a material that may be advantageous for silver ions in the systems.

A water use management system may be installed in a setting that contains a primary infrastructure for water use to provide an alternate, modular infrastructure for water use. Fresh water used at various points of use, such as a shower or sink, may be diverted into the modular infrastructure prior to draining into the primary infrastructure. Once diverted, the precedent use water is received at a reservoir system where it is treated for a subsequent use. Treatment may include filtration and/or chemical treatment, and may be based upon sensor feedback from the reservoir system. Once treated, the water is ready for subsequent use and may flow from the reservoir system, via the modular infrastructure, to a subsequent point of use, such as a toilet.

In one embodiment, a differential water data analysis system includes a data storage, a user interface, and a processor coupled to the data storage and programmed with software to: receive inflow water measurement data from a water inflow line entering a water treatment system and outflow water measurement data from a water outflow line exiting the water treatment system, the inflow water measurement data and outflow water measurement data being obtained by measuring the water in the water inflow line and the water outflow line at about the same time and being received in real time; compare the inflow water measurement data and the outflow water measurement data; compute a performance of the water treatment system based on the comparison using a computation scheme; determine whether the performance is within specification of the water treatment system to produce a determination output; and display the determination output in the user interface.

A removing system includes: an anode and a cathode configured to oppose active materials to each other to form a first passage, the anode and the cathode adsorbing ions in response to the application of direct current potential between the active materials; a second passage configured to form a path for liquid containing ions at a concentration equal to or higher than a predetermined level; and a third passage configured to connect a path for diluting liquid to the second passage to mix the liquid with the diluting liquid, the third passage serving to supply to the first passage liquid containing ions at a concentration lower than the predetermined level.

A process for treating domestic wastewater may include directing wastewater into a tank containing a membrane filter and mixed liquor. The process may include recirculating wastewater and mixed liquor from a top end of the tank into a bottom end of the tank via a recirculation conduit. The process may include introducing a flow of wastewater and mixed liquor from the recirculation conduit into an aeration device and drawing ambient air into the aeration device using the flow of wastewater and mixed liquor from the recirculation conduit. The process may also include drawing wastewater and mixed liquor proximately surrounding the aeration device into the aeration device using the flow of wastewater and mixed liquor from the recirculation conduit. The process may include aerating a mixture of wastewater and mixed liquor with the ambient air below the membrane filter.