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100What is pathogenic?
Organisms that cause disease are called what?
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100What is less than 5?
Hydrogen sulfide causes the most serious problems at what pH range?
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100What is aerobic?
Bacteria that require free oxygen for their life processes are said to be what?
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100What is 41.7%?
A BOD bottle has a volume of 300 mL. A 125 mL sample is placed in the bottle, which is then filled completely with dilution water. What is the sample volume in percent?
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100What is goggles?
When handling acids in the laboratory, what type of eye protection should be worn?
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200What is 15 minutes?
Tests such as pH, temperature adn dissolved oxygen should always be performed within _____ after collection.
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200What are effluent baffles?
In dissolved air flotation thickeners, floated solids are kept out of the effluent by the use of _____?
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200What are anaerobes?
Organisms that can't survive in the presence of free dissolved oxygen are referred to as what?
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200What is 60%?
If the influent to a primary clarifier has a suspended solids (SS) concentration of 280 mg/L and the effluent contains 112 mg/L of SS, what would the efficiency of the clarifier be in percent?
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200What is white smoke?
When using ammonia to test for the presence of a chlorine leak, if a leak is present the reaction will create what?
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300What is 7 days?
What is the maximum holding time for a preserved total suspended solids sample?
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300What is 55?
According to the State of Tennessee Design Criteria for Sewage Works, all chlorinator rooms must have a means of heating and controlling the room temperature above a minimum of __________ degrees F.
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300What is decrease?
As the water temperature decreases, the settling rate of particles in a clarifier do what?
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300What is $17.55?
It has been decided that a 28 hp motor is needed in a pump station. If the cost of power is $0.035 per kWh, what is the cost to operate this motor for 24 hours?
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300Who is the entry supervisor?
When a permit is required to enter a confined space, who may sign the permit?
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400What is with steam at 121 degrees C at 15 psi?
How does an autoclave sterilize?
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400What is conventional or plug flow?
Which one of the following activated sludge process modes is best suited for nitrification? (complete mix, conventional or plug flow, step-feed aeration, contact stabilization OR modified aeration)
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400What is oxygen?
What do algae produce in wastewater ponds from the water molecule through photosynthesis? (oxygen, carbon dioxide or methane)
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400What is 778 gpm?
An 12-inch diameter pipeline has water flowing at a depth of 8 inches. If the velocity of the water is 3.1 fps, what is the flow rate, gpm?
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400What is calcium hypochlorite?
Of chlorine gas, calcium hypochlorite or bleach, which chemical is most flammable?
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500What is 200 cfu?
Chlorination of wastewater is considered adequate when the total fecal coliform count has been reduced to _____ colonies per 100 mL or less.
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500What is 11?
In the lime precipitation process for phosphorus removal, the pH of the combined wastewater and lime slurry should be _____ or above.
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500What is increase the RAS or WAS rate?
If gassification is noticed in the secondary clarifier and is causing rising sludge, what should be done to correct the problem?
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500What is 4.8 mg/L?
If a wastewater treatment plant uses 82 lbs of chlorine to treat 1,800,000 gpd of wastewater and the residual is 0.7 mg/L, what is the chlorine demand, mg/L?
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500What are SCBA, adequate ventilation system with alarms; emergency repair kits
Name three things that a water system must have in order to safely handle chlorine gas.
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