Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Sensors for Early Warning Systems in Wastewater Utilties Phase 2: Guidance Document

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Provides Early Warning System (EWS) guidance to wastewater utilities and describes the steps they should take to setup an EWS including assessment criteria, sample preparation, CBR databases, monitoring and communication systems, sensors, upset modalities, and anomaly detection and data mining. Published by WERF. 80 pages. Online PDF available only at www.waterisac.org. (2009)

Originally funded as WERF project 04-CTS-9Sa.

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Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Sensors for Early Warning Systems in Wastewater Utilties Phase 2: Guidance Document

Abstract

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Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Sensors for Early Warning Systems in Wastewater Utilties Phase 2: Guidance Document

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Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Sensors for Early Warning Systems in Wastewater Utilities Phase 1: Research Report

Development and Validation of a Real-Time Fluorescence Sensor Prototype for Early Detection of Nitrification in Drinking Water Distribution Systems

Real-Time Carbon Management of Water Resource Recovery Facilities Using In-Situ Bio-Electrochemical Sensors

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