CEC evaluates the performance of water treatment plants and their component equipment. Disinfection and/or removal of microbial contaminants is measured at bench, pilot, or full scale levels by seeding processes with organisms of interest or their surrogates, and quantifying removal or inactivation by comparing upstream and downstream concentrations. Testing can be carried out at basic, proof-of-concept levels, or to methodologies designed to meet specific needs or detailed protocol. Examples of such tests include UV reactor validations carried out according to National Water Research Institute or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) protocols, filter efficiency testing, USEPA water purifier tests, and numerous site-specific water plant evaluations based on local test requirements.
CEC can help you identify the testing needs applicable to your technology, and can follow through with bench or on-site field testing, including preparation of test plan, designing, providing and installing test equipment, propagating and seeding challenge organisms, sample processing and analysis, data interpretation and reporting. With our extensive experience in water treatment evaluation, we can offer valuable insight toward process trouble shooting and optimization.
In addition to water treatment equipment testing, CEC helps evaluate and develop new water monitoring analytical methods. Our efforts in this field have led to greater accuracy, tighter precision, and fewer false positives and negatives in water pathogen monitoring.
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CEC Services: Equipment Performance Testing