ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Using Data Mining to Predict Sludge
and Filamentous Microorganism
Sedimentation
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University of Agriculture in Cracow, Department of Sanitary Engineering and Water Management, Kraków, Poland
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Sanockie Przedsiębiorstwo Gospodarki Komunalnej Sp. z o.o., Sanok, Poland
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EkoWodrol Sp. z o.o., Koszalin, Poland
Submission date: 2018-05-30
Final revision date: 2018-07-27
Acceptance date: 2018-08-07
Online publication date: 2019-05-07
Publication date: 2019-05-28
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Krzysztof Chmielowski
University of Agriculture in Cracow, Department of Sanitary Engineering and Water Management, al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Kraków, Poland, al. Mickiewicza 24/28, 30-059 Kraków Kraków, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(5):3105-3113
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ABSTRACT
This study attempted to develop statistical regression models for predicting the settleability
of activated sludge based on the quality of incoming sewage and on the identified dominant
filamentous species. As part of the analyses conducted for the purpose, classification models are
presented that enable identification of the respective filamentous microorganisms, based on the working
parameters of the bioreactor and the quality of the influent. The study calculations demonstrated
that the modeling methods based on artificial neural networks, random forests, and boost trees can be
applied for the identification of filamentous microorganisms Microthrix parvicella, Nostocoida sp.,
and Thiotrix sp. in activated sludge chambers in the STP located in Sitkówka-Nowiny. The best
predictive capacity, covering identification of the above-mentioned filamentous bacterial species in
activated sludge chambers, was observed for statistical models obtained by the random forest method.