Questions and Answers
What act required that local communities build and upgrade wastewater treatment
plants? - Answer-The Clean Water Act of 1992 (united states)
primary treatment - Answer-sedimentation and flotation
secondary treatment - Answer-Biological treatment and secondary sedimentation
advanced treatment - Answer-filtration and disinfection
You will compare your results with the effluent limits set by... - Answer-The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
List the 3 processes for treating wastewater at a waste water treatment plant? - Answer-
Primary, secondary, and advanced
List household or chemical items that shouldn't go down the sink or toilet? - Answer-
Mercury, Grease, Medicine, and Pesticides
Does storm drain (gutter) water go to the treatment plant, or does it flow directly to your
local waterways? - Answer-Waterways
List 3 humans activities that pollute storm drains and suggest alternative behaviors. -
Answer-Car wash @ house-Going to a car wash
Dog poops-Pick it up
Pool Treating-Put treatment in correct facility
PH - Answer-Is a measurement of how acidic or basic something is
Fish, shellfish, birds, and plant life need the PH to be - Answer-Fairly neutral (6.5 to 8.5)
What is the primary source of ammonia (NH3) in wastewater? - Answer-Urine
Ammonia is highly - Answer-toxic
What happens to bacteria when it reacts to ammonia? - Answer-Will start stealing
dissolved oxygen from the water
What are the units of measurement for ammonia? - Answer-Milligrams/liters (mg/L)
Turbidity - Answer-A measurement of how many suspended particles are in water