REHS: Wastewater treatment and Disposal Quiz with 66 Questions and Answers

Final disposal of sludge may include all of the following except Choose one answer. a. composting b. sanitary landfill c. land application d. vegetable garden dumping d. vegetable garden dumping A watertight tank designed to slow down the movement of raw sewage and wastes passing through to the soils is known as a Choose one answer. a. pit privy b. spring house c. septic tank d. grease trap c. septic tank Sludge and scum accumulation, and the appearance of particles of solids in the effluent from a septic tank is an indication of what? Choose one answer. a. a failure in the absorption field b. a septic tank in need of cleaning c. a water line leak d. the need to replace the septic tank b. a septic tank in need of cleaning Septage is best defined as