Mine-water biological treatment

Synthetic North American Gold Mine MBBR Benchmark

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How the bioreactor is feeling

The biology is stable but under mild stress.

The biology is stable but under mild stress. A small drift is starting, so this is a good shift to correct early.

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What to do next

Review source blending, front-end loads, and R1 media wetting/air distribution.

The front end is handling extra SCN and OCN load, so more ammonia may be pushed into R2 than usual.

Bioreactor feeling now Watch

The biology is stable but under mild stress.

Main issue Front-end conversion load is high

The front end is handling extra SCN and OCN load, so more ammonia may be pushed into R2 than usual.

Do this first Review source blending, front-end loads, and R1 media wetting/air distribution.

Start with the first limiting factor before changing multiple things at once.

Next 24h risk Watch

Next 24h: watch front-end conversion load is high. The system may tighten but is still manageable.

Next 72h outlook Watch

Next 72h: watch front-end conversion load is high. The system may tighten but is still manageable.

Confidence High

Recent conditions are moving in a consistent direction, so the short-horizon outlook is relatively stable.

Today process cards

Influent to effluent, with yesterday deltas

Use the quick cards first. They show the current values the shift is working with, plus whether each signal moved up, down, or stayed flat.

Influent

NH4-N 15.58 mg/L ↓ 3.33 vs yesterday
NO2-N 3.67 mg/L ↓ 0.58 vs yesterday
NO3-N 35.47 mg/L ↑ 10.00 vs yesterday
pH 7.30 ↓ 0.06 vs yesterday
DO -- No yesterday comparison
Alkalinity 110.40 mg/L ↓ 13.90 vs yesterday
Temp 9.00 C ↑ 0.54 vs yesterday

R1

NH4-N 20.06 mg/L ↓ 2.68 vs yesterday
NO2-N 4.08 mg/L ↓ 0.32 vs yesterday
NO3-N 33.85 mg/L ↑ 6.97 vs yesterday
pH 7.37 ↓ 0.05 vs yesterday
DO 5.14 mg/L ↓ 0.04 vs yesterday
Alkalinity 123.13 mg/L ↓ 9.01 vs yesterday
Temp 8.95 C ↑ 0.19 vs yesterday

R2

NH4-N 15.01 mg/L ↓ 3.12 vs yesterday
NO2-N 4.54 mg/L ↓ 0.48 vs yesterday
NO3-N 39.91 mg/L ↑ 7.74 vs yesterday
pH 7.13 ↓ 0.07 vs yesterday
DO 5.01 mg/L ↑ 0.30 vs yesterday
Alkalinity 80.78 mg/L ↓ 13.43 vs yesterday
Temp 8.95 C ↑ 0.19 vs yesterday

Effluent

NH4-N 15.01 mg/L ↓ 3.12 vs yesterday
NO2-N 4.54 mg/L ↓ 0.48 vs yesterday
NO3-N 39.91 mg/L ↑ 7.74 vs yesterday
pH 7.13 ↓ 0.07 vs yesterday
DO -- No yesterday comparison
Alkalinity -- No yesterday comparison
Temp 8.95 C ↑ 0.19 vs yesterday

What changed since yesterday

Short plain-language shift summary

Influent ammonia changed by 3.3 mg/L versus yesterday, so the biological load entering R1 has shifted.
Alkalinity reserve shifted versus yesterday, which changes how much pH support the nitrifiers have.
Overall process risk eased from 2 yesterday to 1 today.
If the trend continues into tomorrow, the 24-hour warning should be treated as an early operator cue rather than noise.

Recommended operator checks

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More detail

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Influent

NH4-N 15.58 mg/L ↓ 3.33 vs yesterday
NO2-N 3.67 mg/L ↓ 0.58 vs yesterday
NO3-N 35.47 mg/L ↑ 10.00 vs yesterday
pH 7.30 ↓ 0.06 vs yesterday
DO -- No yesterday comparison
Alkalinity 110.40 mg/L ↓ 13.90 vs yesterday
Temp 9.00 C ↑ 0.54 vs yesterday

R1

NH4-N 20.06 mg/L ↓ 2.68 vs yesterday
NO2-N 4.08 mg/L ↓ 0.32 vs yesterday
NO3-N 33.85 mg/L ↑ 6.97 vs yesterday
pH 7.37 ↓ 0.05 vs yesterday
DO 5.14 mg/L ↓ 0.04 vs yesterday
Alkalinity 123.13 mg/L ↓ 9.01 vs yesterday
Temp 8.95 C ↑ 0.19 vs yesterday

R2

NH4-N 15.01 mg/L ↓ 3.12 vs yesterday
NO2-N 4.54 mg/L ↓ 0.48 vs yesterday
NO3-N 39.91 mg/L ↑ 7.74 vs yesterday
pH 7.13 ↓ 0.07 vs yesterday
DO 5.01 mg/L ↑ 0.30 vs yesterday
Alkalinity 80.78 mg/L ↓ 13.43 vs yesterday
Temp 8.95 C ↑ 0.19 vs yesterday

Effluent

NH4-N 15.01 mg/L ↓ 3.12 vs yesterday
NO2-N 4.54 mg/L ↓ 0.48 vs yesterday
NO3-N 39.91 mg/L ↑ 7.74 vs yesterday
pH 7.13 ↓ 0.07 vs yesterday
DO -- No yesterday comparison
Alkalinity -- No yesterday comparison
Temp 8.95 C ↑ 0.19 vs yesterday

Ammonia and nitrogen trend

Today sits on top of the recent operating window, with the short outlook added to the right.

Chemistry and risk watch

Use this when the first screen suggests the biology is being squeezed by pH, alkalinity, or back-end oxygen support.

Metric Today Next 24h Next 72h
Effluent NH4-N 15.013 14.387 15.191
Effluent NO2-N 4.539 4.201 4.216
Effluent NO3-N 39.910 42.613 40.887
Effluent pH 7.135 7.124 7.142
Unionized NH3-N 0.0349 0.0334 0.0369

Biology

Plain-language biology summary first

The biology view stays out of the main operator screen, but it is here when persistent trends need explanation.

Ammonia oxidizers (AOB) Healthy

The biology looks steady and proportionate to the recent load.

RNA/DNA 1.11
Nitrite oxidizers (NOB) Healthy

The biology looks steady and proportionate to the recent load.

RNA/DNA 1.09
Front-end sulfur / SCN degraders Elevated

The biology looks highly active, which can happen during recovery or strong substrate availability.

RNA/DNA 1.28
Likely guild shift today Summary

Front-end sulfur / SCN degraders are doing more of the work today.

Comammox 1.06 • Denitrifiers 0.90 • Heterotrophs 0.77
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Guild activity overview

RNA/DNA is used here as a simple weekly activity readout for operator interpretation.

Week Stage Guild DNA RNA RNA/DNA
2025-12-29 R1 Front-end sulfur / SCN degraders 0.324 0.414 1.276
2025-12-29 R1 OCN / CN transformers 0.188 0.231 1.225
2025-12-29 R1 Ammonia oxidizers (AOB) 0.072 0.049 0.684
2025-12-29 R1 Nitrite oxidizers (NOB) 0.049 0.022 0.439
2025-12-29 R1 Comammox 0.034 0.005 0.146
2025-12-29 R1 Denitrifiers 0.085 0.095 1.12
2025-12-29 R1 Background heterotrophs 0.247 0.184 0.746
2025-12-29 R2 Front-end sulfur / SCN degraders 0.005 0.019 3.76
2025-12-29 R2 OCN / CN transformers 0.028 0.02 0.721
2025-12-29 R2 Ammonia oxidizers (AOB) 0.297 0.329 1.107
2025-12-29 R2 Nitrite oxidizers (NOB) 0.249 0.271 1.088
2025-12-29 R2 Comammox 0.084 0.089 1.058
2025-12-29 R2 Denitrifiers 0.1 0.089 0.895
2025-12-29 R2 Background heterotrophs 0.237 0.182 0.77

Risk timeline

Look for whether risk is climbing day over day or simply pulsing around a normal operating band.

Date Status Main issue Effluent NH4-N Effluent NO2-N Risk
2025-12-22 Watch Cold water is slowing nitrification 12.04 5.58 1
2025-12-23 Watch Cold water is slowing nitrification 14.54 5.16 1
2025-12-24 Stressed Cold water is slowing nitrification 14.39 4.37 2
2025-12-25 Healthy Cold water is slowing nitrification 14.77 4.14 0
2025-12-26 Watch Cold water is slowing nitrification 13.14 3.84 1
2025-12-27 Watch Cold water is slowing nitrification 9.84 3.84 1
2025-12-28 Watch Cold water is slowing nitrification 14.44 4.49 1
2025-12-29 Watch Cold water is slowing nitrification 18.50 4.20 1
2025-12-30 Stressed Cold water is slowing nitrification 18.14 5.02 2
2025-12-31 Watch Cold water is slowing nitrification 15.01 4.54 1
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