Continuous data critical for industrial discharge management
Problem: When a nearby pharmaceutical facility began discharging into Lansdale Borough’s (Pennsylvania) wastewater system, the local treatment plant faced unpredictable phosphorus spikes in its influent. Relying solely on once-daily lab data left the team blind to these fluctuations, forcing them to overdose on chemicals to stay within permit limits — an inefficient and costly approach.
Solution: To address this, Lansdale installed three In-Situ ChemScan mini analyzers in August 2024 to continuously monitor orthophosphate at critical locations: the pump station where industrial discharge enters the system, the plant’s main influent and the effluent post-treatment. The shift to continuous orthophosphate
