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] .