Aquamatic Aquacell P2 Series, User Manual

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2.4
The Sampling Process
The Aquacell P2 Wastewater Sampler extracts
individual Sample Shots from a wastewater
channel or vessel according to a predetermined
program and deposits them into one or more
Sample Collection Vessels. In this way the user is
provided with a representative sample of the
wastewater discharge
The benefits of using a Sampler to automatically collect volumes of the wastewater
effluent are varied but are often:
a) Reduce the pollution load of the discharge (to fall within consent limitations)
b) Reducing water company effluent charges
c) Reducing product wastage
Following collection the way in which the samples are processed will vary from
application to application. For example samples can be:

Analysed using in-house laboratory facilities – when the objective of taking samples
is to gain a greater knowledge of the discharge profile

Sent to a specialist analytical laboratory for analysis - when an independent
assessment of the discharge is required

Made available to the local Water Company as a source of data on which to base
charges. Self-monitoring is being increasingly encouraged by water companies both
in the interests of accurate charging and to encourage dischargers to improve plant
efficiency, and so reduce the pollution load of their discharge