Wastewater Collections Test Questions and Answers Rated A
What is a unusually strong wastewater discharged from a
A sock load
waste source?
physical, chemical, bacteriological,
The four categories of wastewater characteristics are?
and radiological.
economic status, water rates, climate,
The amount of wastewater collected depends on?
infiltration/inflow, and industry.
Physical characteristics are detected by the senses such
smell and sight
as?
When anaerobic decomposition begins producing acid
and Begins when dissolved oxygen is gone
odorous gases.?
One mg/L or one ppm is? one pound of material in a million pounds of water.
Organics are produced by plants, animals, or humans
It is not organic and examples are sand, metal, and rock. "Inorganic"
What is toxic, corrosive, flammable, heavier than air, dead-
ens the sense of Hydrogen sulfide
smell, and has a rotten egg odor.
What is lighter than air, explosive, colorless, and odorless? Methane (natural) gas
What Oil and grease in wastewater may cause? explosion, fires,stoppages and odor
Excessive chlorides interfere with treatment and ettect
lab tests
wastewater
The BOD test indicates the amount of organic matter that
can be oxidized by biological and 5 days at 20°C
chemical action in how many days at what temperature ?
Bacteria requiring free, uncombined oxygen are
aerobic
.
Bacteria requiring combined oxygen are . anaerobic
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Bacteria able to metabolize free or combined oxygen are
facultative
.
Disease-causing microorganisms are called . pathogens
Waterborne diseases include typhoid, dysentery, cholera,
polio
and .
Types of industrial waste are flammable oil, toxic gases,
acids and alkalis
and .
is the state law for water pollution control in Texas? The Texas Water Code
is the primary state agency having authority for water
The TCEQ
pollution control in Texas?
can review wastewater system projects in lieu of TCEQ by
submitting Municipalities
notification of intent to review.
No one can construct a treatment plant without a permit
TCEQ
except with the approval?
The TCEQ sets permit conditions including permit dura-
tion, quality of discharge, discharge maximum discharge
point, reporting requirements, and .
TCEQ shares authority with agencies including
Parks and Wildlife
the department.
Local governments must inspect water quality to deter- That standards are met, dischargers permitted,
mine permits are followed
Under certain conditions, a city with a population of
or more may be required to
10,000
establish a water pollution control and abatement pro-
gram.
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What is a unusually strong wastewater discharged from a
A sock load
waste source?
physical, chemical, bacteriological,
The four categories of wastewater characteristics are?
and radiological.
economic status, water rates, climate,
The amount of wastewater collected depends on?
infiltration/inflow, and industry.
Physical characteristics are detected by the senses such
smell and sight
as?
When anaerobic decomposition begins producing acid
and Begins when dissolved oxygen is gone
odorous gases.?
One mg/L or one ppm is? one pound of material in a million pounds of water.
Organics are produced by plants, animals, or humans
It is not organic and examples are sand, metal, and rock. "Inorganic"
What is toxic, corrosive, flammable, heavier than air, dead-
ens the sense of Hydrogen sulfide
smell, and has a rotten egg odor.
What is lighter than air, explosive, colorless, and odorless? Methane (natural) gas
What Oil and grease in wastewater may cause? explosion, fires,stoppages and odor
Excessive chlorides interfere with treatment and ettect
lab tests
wastewater
The BOD test indicates the amount of organic matter that
can be oxidized by biological and 5 days at 20°C
chemical action in how many days at what temperature ?
Bacteria requiring free, uncombined oxygen are
aerobic
.
Bacteria requiring combined oxygen are . anaerobic
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Bacteria able to metabolize free or combined oxygen are
facultative
.
Disease-causing microorganisms are called . pathogens
Waterborne diseases include typhoid, dysentery, cholera,
polio
and .
Types of industrial waste are flammable oil, toxic gases,
acids and alkalis
and .
is the state law for water pollution control in Texas? The Texas Water Code
is the primary state agency having authority for water
The TCEQ
pollution control in Texas?
can review wastewater system projects in lieu of TCEQ by
submitting Municipalities
notification of intent to review.
No one can construct a treatment plant without a permit
TCEQ
except with the approval?
The TCEQ sets permit conditions including permit dura-
tion, quality of discharge, discharge maximum discharge
point, reporting requirements, and .
TCEQ shares authority with agencies including
Parks and Wildlife
the department.
Local governments must inspect water quality to deter- That standards are met, dischargers permitted,
mine permits are followed
Under certain conditions, a city with a population of
or more may be required to
10,000
establish a water pollution control and abatement pro-
gram.
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