Abstract
Abstract Due to the increasing demand for the environmental pollution abatement in wastewater treatment sector, a sensitive on‐line monitoring device that can provide rapid and cost‐effective information on the quality of the raw influent will be the most required equipment. According to many researchers and wastewater treatment plant reports, specific oxygen uptake rate (SpOUR) apparatus seems to be one of the ideal monitoring devices. SpOUR is defined as the rate of oxygen consumption per unit mass of microorganisms during the aerobic metabolism process. In monitoring the SpOUR of a sample seeded with returned activated sludge, important information such as the toxicity and biodegradability of the sample can be obtained. The SpOUR apparatus was re‐designed and upgraded from an earlier developed prototype by using a more efficient programming language and an advanced micro‐controller unit integrated with electronic and mechanical devices. The re‐designed apparatus can automatically take a sample, mis it ...
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