Parameters | Methods of analysis |
pH | In situ measurement using HACH pH meter EC 10. Electrochemical with glass electrode (NF T 90-008) [17] . |
Debit | Instantaneous measurement of volumes restored and their time of appearance |
Ammonium | Spectrophotometric indophenol blue method (NF T 90-015) [17] . |
Nitrate | Spectrophotometric sodium salicylate method (NF T 90-045) [17] . |
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) | Method after mineralization with selenium (NF T 90-010) [17] . |
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) | Potassium dichromate oxidizability Method (NF T 90-101) [17] . |
Humidity | Difference in mass of the sample before and after drying at 105°C divided by the mass of the sample [16] |
Organic Matter | Difference in sample mass between 105˚ and 550˚C divided by the sample mass [19] |
Respiratory activity of the biomass | Trapping CO2 in sodium hydroxide Method [20] . |
Fecal Coliforms | Isolation of fecal coliforms by incorporation in Eosin Methylene Blue (EMB) Method (NF T90-416) [17] . |
Total Oxygen Demand (TOD) | TOD is deduced from the concentration of COD and NTK using the following equation: DTO = DCO + 4.57NTK [15] . |