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100

Chlorine gas is how many times heavier than air ?

A. 1.5

B.2.5

C.4.0

D.6.0

What is B...2.5 times heavier than air

100

Always add water to acid, not acid to water .


A. True

B. False

What is B.....False

Never add water to acid, only add acid to water

100

Which chlorine emergency leak repair kit is used on a 150 lb cylinder of chlorine?

A. Kit A

B. Kit B

C. Kit C                   D. Kit D

What is A.......Kit A is for use on a 150 lb cylinder of chlorine

100

The maximum amount of gas that can be withdrawn from a 2000 lb cylinder of chlorine per day is:

A. 100 lb/day

B. 40 lb / day

C. 150 lb/day               D. 400 lb/day

What is D.......400 lb/day

100

What is the most important controlling factor of a safety program ?

  A. education

  B. on the job experience

  C. effective infographics       

  D. Well written materials

What is A.......Education

200

This gas causes damage to concrete and creates odor problems?

 A. chlorine                

 B. hydrogen sulfide

 C. carbon Monoxide

 D. Sulfur dioxide

What is B .....Hydrogen sulfide

200

What are short safety meetings usually held near the work site called ?

A. safety briefing meetings

B. Tailgate safety meetings

C. on the job training sessions

D. New employee orientations

What is B......Tailgate safety meetings

200

The main concern of an NPDES permit for operators is the:

A. Effluent limitations it establishes

B. Influent limitations it establishes

C. type of processes to avoid

D. Chemcials required for sterilization of microorganisms

What is: A.......Effluent limitations it establishes

200

Which processes are commonly included in preliminary treatment processes?

A. settling and filtering

B. grit removal, shredding, and screening

C. dewatering, digestion, and thickening

D. Flow measurement and equalization

What is : B.... Grit removal, shredding, and screening

200

What are some types of wastewater collection systems?

A. low pressure and gravity collection systems

B. Force main and high pressure collection systems

C. Suction and drainage collection systems

D. Distribution and runoff collection systems

What is: A......low pressure and gravity collection systems

300

Chlorine and sulfur dioxide are very different when considering safety and health aspects of the two chemicals.

A. True

B. False

The answer is B....False

300

Never start a peristaltic pump with the the discharge valve closed.

A. True

B. False

What is : B....False

Never start a positive displacement pump with the discharge valve closed

300

The greatest hazard involved in working on or in a clarifier is the danger of:

A. Drowning

B. Electrical Hazards

C. Slipping

D. Strains and sprains

What is C..... Slipping

300

When changing a chlorine or sulfur dioxide container, you should check for leaks:

A. by looking for leaks and puddles

B. by noticing an odor of gas

C. by using aqua ammonia vapor

D. by weighing the containers

What is: C......by using aqua ammonia vapor

300

A partially treated or completely treated flow from. a reservoir basin, or treatment process or treatment plant is :

A. Organic waste

B. Inorganic waste

C. Effluent

D. Influent

What is C......Effluent

400

Waste material that may come from animal or plant sources, and is consumed by bacteria.

A. Inorganic Waste

B. Organic Waste

C. Total Suspended Solids

D. Suspended Solids

What is B.....Organic Waste

400

The settleable solids separated from liquids during processing in a clarifier.

A. Effluent

B. Influent

C. Sludge

D. Suspended Solids

What is C.....Sludge

400

Bacteria that live and reproduce only in an environment containing oxygen.

A. Anaerobic Bacteria

B. Facultative Bacteria

C. Aerobic Bacteria

D. Filamentous Bacteria

What is C.....Aerobic Bacteria

400

Bacteria that live and reproduce in an environment containing no free or dissolved oxygen.

A. Aerobic Bacteria

B. Anaerobic Bacteria

C. Facultative Bacteria

D. Filamentous Bacteria

What is B.....Anaerobic bacteria

400

The conversion to a form that resists change. Organic material is ____ by bacteria that convert material to gases.

A. Stabilized

B. Converted

C. Disinfected

D. Sterilized

What is A...... Stabilized

500

These microorganisms may be viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and infects people or animals. 

A. Filamentous

B. Stalked Ciliates

C. Pathogenic

D. Stalked Ciliates

What is C....... Pathogenic

500

A one or two liter graduated cylinder that measures the the settling rate of settleable solids:

A. Pipet

B. Settleometer

C. Dissolved Oxygen Meter

D. Amplimetric Titrator

What is B......Settleometer

500

A sewer designed to carry both sanitary wastewater and storm water or surface water runoff.

A. Forcemain

B. Combined Sewer

C. Sanitary Sewer

D. Pressure Sewer

What is B....Combined sewer

500

Raw untreated or partially treated water flowing into a reservoir, basin, treatment process, or treatment plant.

A. Influent

B. Effluent

C. Combined Sewer

D. Surface Run Off

What is A.....Influent

500

A wastewater treatment process that takes place in a rectangular or circular tank and allows those substances in wastewater that readily settle or float to be separated from the wastewater.

A. Teritary Treatment

B. Primary Treatment

C. Aeration Treatment

D. Trickling Filter

What is B.... Primary Treatment

600

This process is commonly a type of biological treatment followed by the aeration tank, trickling filter, or RBC.

A. Secondary Treatment

B. Primary Treatment

C. Teritary Treatment

D. Preliminary Treatment

What is A.....Secondary treatment or secondary clarifier

600

A device used to retain or remove suspended or floating objects in wastewater. It consist of bars, rods, wires, gratings, wire mesh, or perforated plates.

A. Grit Tank

B. Bar Screens

C. Primary Clarifier

D. Tea Cup

What is B.... Bar Screens

600

A wall or plate placed in an open channel and used to measure flow of water or to control flow to ensure a uniform flow rate.

A. Parshall flume

B. Weir

C. Baffle

D. Flights

what is B.... Weir

600

The material used in a trickling filter or RBC which slime accumulates and organisms grow.

A. Sloughing

B. Humus

C. Media

D. Diffuser

what is C... Media

600

Waste material (sand, iron, salt, calcium, and other mineral materials) that is only slightly affected by the action of organisms.

A. Organic waste

B. Inorganic waste

C. MLVSS

D. MLSS

What is B....Inorganic waste