TULANE MODULE 5 (WASTEWATER) QUESTIONS WITH
DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Bacteria with the ability to live under both aerobic and anaerobic
conditions are called:
A. obligate bacteria
B. facultative bacteria
C. anoxic aerobic bacteria
D. non-facultative bacteria Correct Answers B. facultative bacteria
The difference between the initial dissolved oxygen in a sample of water
and the dissolved oxygen in a duplicate sample after a stated period of
time is referred to as:
A. total suspended solids
B. chemical oxygen demand
C. total nitrogen
D. biochemical oxygen demand Correct Answers D. biochemical
oxygen demand
Which of the following is NOT a disease/infection associated with
drinking contaminated water?
A. Hepatitis A
B. Dysentery
, C. Typhoid Fever
D. Hepatitis D Correct Answers D. Hepatitis D
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Ammonia are chemical compounds that are
commonly found in wastewater and are capable of contaminating
groundwater supplies and aquatic environments. Collectively, these
compounds are often referred to as:
A. supplements
B. nutrients
C. refractory organics
D. redoximorphs Correct Answers B. nutrients
Which of the following measurements of water pollution is considered
the best single-strength measure of polluted water containing degradable
wastes?
A. TSS
B. BOD
C. fecal coliforms
D. total nitrogen Correct Answers B. BOD
Water quality classifications as assigned by the U.S. EPA and the states
are based on:
DETAILED VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Bacteria with the ability to live under both aerobic and anaerobic
conditions are called:
A. obligate bacteria
B. facultative bacteria
C. anoxic aerobic bacteria
D. non-facultative bacteria Correct Answers B. facultative bacteria
The difference between the initial dissolved oxygen in a sample of water
and the dissolved oxygen in a duplicate sample after a stated period of
time is referred to as:
A. total suspended solids
B. chemical oxygen demand
C. total nitrogen
D. biochemical oxygen demand Correct Answers D. biochemical
oxygen demand
Which of the following is NOT a disease/infection associated with
drinking contaminated water?
A. Hepatitis A
B. Dysentery
, C. Typhoid Fever
D. Hepatitis D Correct Answers D. Hepatitis D
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Ammonia are chemical compounds that are
commonly found in wastewater and are capable of contaminating
groundwater supplies and aquatic environments. Collectively, these
compounds are often referred to as:
A. supplements
B. nutrients
C. refractory organics
D. redoximorphs Correct Answers B. nutrients
Which of the following measurements of water pollution is considered
the best single-strength measure of polluted water containing degradable
wastes?
A. TSS
B. BOD
C. fecal coliforms
D. total nitrogen Correct Answers B. BOD
Water quality classifications as assigned by the U.S. EPA and the states
are based on: