How can one determine the effectiveness of water treatment based on water quality data?
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For example, in the AO process, if the total nitrogen level is 60 and the ammonia nitrogen level is 40, what is the efficiency of its treatment?
To determine the water treatment effectiveness, it is necessary to compare it with the raw water.
Your way of asking is like you’re asking everyone this question: I weigh 160 pounds now; do you think I’m fat or thin?
Well, let’s put it this way: the total nitrogen in the raw water is 70, and the ammonia nitrogen is 50； After anaerobic treatment, the total nitrogen is 60 and the ammonia nitrogen is 40 ； After going through the AO process again, the total nitrogen is 20 and the ammonia nitrogen is 8. Can the treatment effectiveness be determined based on this? I just don’t quite understand whether such data can be used to determine the degree of processing, or what kind of result would be considered good
Based on these data of yours, it is only possible to determine the changes in total nitrogen and nitrogen levels during the treatment process; in other words, it is only possible to assess the effectiveness of the nitrogen transformation during that process. Whether it is water treatment or wastewater treatment, it is not possible to assess the effectiveness of water treatment solely by evaluating the conversion efficiency of ammonia; there are many other indicators that need to be monitored during the water treatment process. To assess the effectiveness of water treatment, it is necessary to rely on changes in various relevant water treatment indicators.