how does adding nitrogen to a waste treatment sequenching batch reactor affect it's PH level?

When the waste water flow decreases nitrogen is added as a nutrient to replace the waste, how will this addition of 35% nitrogen affect the reactors PH levels.

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  1. Dr Abhay says:

    depends on what is source of nitrogen.
    If it is urea, initially pH may drop by a unit,
    but then shoot up rapidly as ammonia is released.
    If this nitrogen is amino acid, then pH will remain stable about 6.5.

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