| Abstract: | Due to its oxidation-reduction potential, oxygen occurs in the TTC test for the determination of the dehydrogenase activity as a competitive hydrogen acceptor. At different oxygen concentrations in the solution to be tested and also at varying rates of oxygen depletion, e.g. in activated sludge samples, thus the formazan formation from TTC shows differences. Under similar anaerobic conditions, the test results of the dehydrogenase activity are higher in most cases and show a smaller range of variation than under aerobic conditions. The importance of the oxygen concentration is demonstrated in investigations with activated sludge, anaerobic conditions being set by addition of Na2SO3. |
