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Wastewater Wastewater Treatment Study Material Quiz am General Wastewater Knowledge, erstellt von Dean Lampman am 18/12/2017.
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Zusammenfassung der Ressource

Frage 1

Frage
What is the volume of 1 ft3 of water?
Antworten
  • 8.34 gal
  • 62.4 gal
  • 92.84 gal
  • 7.48 gal

Frage 2

Frage
What is considered to be a neutral pH?
Antworten
  • 6.5
  • 14.0
  • 10.0
  • 7.0

Frage 3

Frage
What does the units parts per million (ppm) mean ?
Antworten
  • 1 pound per million gallons
  • 1 gallon per million pounds
  • 8.34 pounds per million gallons
  • 10 milligrams per liter

Frage 4

Frage
Which is the biological process that follows primary treatment?
Antworten
  • Preliminary treatement
  • Tertiary treatement
  • Activated sludge process
  • Secondary clarification
  • Chlorination

Frage 5

Frage
Which of the following is considered to be the least harmful bacteria?
Antworten
  • Typhoid
  • Fecal coliform
  • Cholera
  • Streptococcus

Frage 6

Frage
Which is the physical process that follows an aeration tank?
Antworten
  • Preliminary treatement
  • Tertiary treatment
  • Activated sludge process
  • Secondary clarification
  • Chlorination

Frage 7

Frage
What does the unit parts per million (ppm) mean?
Antworten
  • 1 pound per million pounds
  • 1 gallon per million gallons
  • 8.34 pounds per million gallons
  • 1 milligram per liter
  • All of the available answers
  • None of the available answers

Frage 8

Frage
What is another term for inorganic solids?
Antworten
  • Volatile
  • Non-volatile
  • Dissolved
  • Soluble

Frage 9

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What does the term aliquot mean?
Antworten
  • Composite sample
  • Grab sample
  • The total volume of sample
  • A portion of a sample

Frage 10

Frage
What is the BOD test a measure of ?
Antworten
  • Suspended solids
  • Organic content
  • Dissolved solids
  • Alkalinity

Frage 11

Frage
Which type of wastewater typically has the highest demand for oxygen?
Antworten
  • Domestic
  • Storm water
  • Sanitary
  • Industrial

Frage 12

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What is the correct incubation time and temperature for the BOD test?
Antworten
  • 5 days at 20°F
  • 5 days at 20°C
  • 20 days at 5°C
  • 5 days at 68°C

Frage 13

Frage
What is the term for a liquid or sludge with a pH of 6.0?
Antworten
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
  • Basic
  • Acidic

Frage 14

Frage
What are very small, finely-divided solids known as:
Antworten
  • Settleable
  • Total
  • Colloidal
  • Inert

Frage 15

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Which of the following best describes the term anoxic?
Antworten
  • High dissolved oxygen is present
  • Nearly anaerobic; very low dissolved oxygen but nitrates and/or nitrites are present
  • Completely anaerobic; no dissolved oxygen, nitrates, or nitrites
  • Nitrates are very low

Frage 16

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Which is a higher life form in the activated sludge process.... a free swimming ciliate, a stalked ciliate, or a rotifer?
Antworten
  • Free swimming ciliate
  • Stalked ciliate
  • Rotifer
  • They are all the same

Frage 17

Frage
Which term describes the conversion of ammonia nitrogen to oxidized (usually nitrate)?
Antworten
  • Fermentation
  • Log Growth
  • Nitrification
  • Denitrification

Frage 18

Frage
What will organic material do in a muffle furnace?
Antworten
  • it will burn
  • it will not burn
  • it will change to inorganic material
  • It will convert to dissolved solids

Frage 19

Frage
What is the best definition of a shock load?
Antworten
  • An unexpected bump
  • A strong influent waste strength
  • A high concentration of TSS
  • A heavy truck load entering the plant

Frage 20

Frage
Which environment does filamentous bacteria like best?
Antworten
  • Aerobic
  • Anaerobic
  • Facultative
  • Anoxic

Frage 21

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What does one cubic foot of water weigh at 4°C?
Antworten
  • 7.48 pounds
  • 8.34 pounds
  • 3.14159 pounds
  • 62.4 pounds

Frage 22

Frage
What is a higher life form in the activated sludge process....a free swimming ciliate or a stalked ciliate?
Antworten
  • Free swimming ciliate
  • Stalked ciliate
  • They are both the same
  • Rotifers are younger than free swimmers

Frage 23

Frage
What does "F" mean in the process parameter F/M ratio?
Antworten
  • lbs/day volatile microorganisms
  • gpd plant flow
  • lbs/day influent CBODs
  • gpd waste sludge

Frage 24

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What does the term adsorption mean?
Antworten
  • Impregnate a liquid with air
  • The taking in of one substance into the body of another
  • To gather onto the surface of a substance
  • Soak like a sponge

Frage 25

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What does the term loading refer to?
Antworten
  • The pounds of MLVSS under aeration
  • The cfm of air supplied to the aeration tank
  • The pounds of BOD entering the aeration tank
  • The amount of waste sludge removed from the system

Frage 26

Frage
Which two age parameters are most similar to each other?
Antworten
  • GSA and F/M ratio
  • SRT and MCRT
  • SRT and GSA
  • GSA and MCRT

Frage 27

Frage
What type of solids cannot be removed with typical effluent filters?
Antworten
  • Settleable
  • Suspended
  • Total
  • Dissolved

Frage 28

Frage
What is not a typical loading equivalent in domestic wastewater?
Antworten
  • About 0.17 lbs BOD/person/day
  • About 0.2 lbs TSS/person/day
  • About 100 gal/person/day
  • About 100 mg/l /NH3/person/day

Frage 29

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What does the "M" mean in the process parameter F/M ratio?
Antworten
  • lbs volatile microorganisms in aeration
  • gpd plant flow
  • lbs/day influent BOD entering aeration
  • gpd waste sludge leaving aeration

Frage 30

Frage
Which has a higher pH, sodium hydroxide or aluminum sulfate?
Antworten
  • Aluminum sulfate
  • Sodium hydroxide
  • They are both the same
  • Alum has a high PH

Frage 31

Frage
What is a typical loading equivalent for TSS in domestic wastewater?
Antworten
  • About 0.17 lbs/person/day
  • About 0.2 lbs/person/day
  • About 300 gal/person/day
  • About 200 mg/L /person/day

Frage 32

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What type of solids are identified in a muffle furnace test?
Antworten
  • Settleable
  • Suspended
  • Volatile
  • Dissolved

Frage 33

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What is the main difference between a conventional activated sludge process and an advanced wastewater treatment process?
Antworten
  • CBOD5 Removal
  • TSS removal
  • Nitrogen & phosphorus removal
  • Metals removal
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