www.detectronic.org MMS C007 Iss.1 Following increases in production, a large pharmaceutical company in the UK was at risk of breaching their trade effluent consent agreement on flow rates, daily volumes and COD loads. The consent agreement permitted a highest flow rate of 11 litres/sec, a maximum daily volume of 672m3 and a COD load of 2950kg/day. The company needed accurate data. If a breach of consent was proven, they would be liable to alter production methods, re-negotiate trade effluent consent terms, invest in water treatment methods or face the possibility of fines and bad news stories. Auto spot sampling at the site was indicating that the consent was being breached on COD. OBJECTIVES n Continuously measure the flow rates, daily volumes and COD loads being discharg

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