Method for constructing a diversity index and a viability index of microorganisms in process samples

A method of addressing a microorganism infestation in an industrial process system, the method comprising the steps of:ntaking at least one first measurement which identifies the relative concentration of two or more organisms present in at least one portion of the industrial process system,taking at least one second measurement which identifies the relative concentration of two or more organisms present in the at least one portion of the industrial process system, the identifications at least partially defining a subsequent diversity index, the at least one second measurement taken later than the first measurement(s),noting any relative change in concentration of the two organisms,if the relative concentration of one of the measured organisms exceeds a pre-determined threshold amount, determining if the change is associated with an unwanted effect on the industrial process system, andimplementing a remedy to remediate the unwanted effectwherein regardless of the identity of the at least one organisms, if their relative concentrations increase relative to the prior measurement by an amount more than the threshold even if the overall biological population remains the same, a biocide treatment is added to the system.

A method of addressing a microorganism infestation in an industrial process system, the method comprising the steps of:ntaking at least one first measurement which identifies the relative concentration of at least one organism present in at least one portion of the industrial process system,determining if the concentration of the at least one organism exceeds a predetermined threshold for that organism,if exceeding, determining if the threshold exceeding organism is an adaptor or is an pioneer,if an adaptor implement a remedial strategy which takes into account the organism's resistance to biocides,if a pioneer implement a remedial strategy which utilizes a lower dosage of biocide than if the organism were an adaptor.

A method of addressing a microorganism infestation in an industrial process system, the method comprising the steps of:ntaking at least one first measurement which identifies the relative concentration of two or more organisms present in at least one portion of the industrial process system,taking at least one second measurement which identifies the relative concentration of two or more organisms present in the at least one portion of the industrial process system, the identifications at least partially defining a subsequent diversity index, the at least one second measurement taken later than the first measurement(s),noting any relative change in concentration of the two organisms,if the relative concentration of one of the measured organisms exceeds a pre-determined threshold amount, determining if the change is associated with an unwanted effect on the industrial process system, andimplementing a remedy to remediate the unwanted effect;the method further comprising the step of correlating the change in diversity index to another event that occurred in the industrial system, the other event selected from the list consisting of: changing the source of at least one feed material, changing the kind of at least one feed material, changing the rate of operating at least a portion of the system, and any combination thereof, and reversing the event.