WASTEWATER TREATMENT OPERATOR
ADVANCED TEST UPDATED ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ composite sample. Answer: sample combined from multiple grab
samples
⩥ grab sample. Answer: 1 sample representative of current conditions
⩥ Dissolved Oxygeb. Answer: measure of the amount of oxygen
dissolved in water (mg/l)
⩥ effluent. Answer: treated water discharged from a treatment plant
⩥ eutrophication. Answer: excissive growth of plant/algae in receiving
waters due to dissolved nutrients and their decomposition
⩥ flume. Answer: restriction in open channel used to measure flow
, ⩥ food to mixroorganism ratio. Answer: amount of BOD provided to the
MLVSS or MLSS
⩥ Hydraulic Rentention Time. Answer: period of time that wastewater
stays in tank
⩥ influent. Answer: raw wastewater entering treatment process
⩥ pH. Answer: measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a sample
⩥ septage. Answer: high strength waste pumped out of sptic tanks
⩥ sludge age. Answer: MLSS divided by WAS
⩥ weir. Answer: level control structure used to provide uniform flow
⩥ combined sewer. Answer: pipes that carry both wastewater and
stormwater
⩥ Inflow and Infiltration. Answer: any unwanted Clearwater that leaks
unto collection system
ADVANCED TEST UPDATED ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ composite sample. Answer: sample combined from multiple grab
samples
⩥ grab sample. Answer: 1 sample representative of current conditions
⩥ Dissolved Oxygeb. Answer: measure of the amount of oxygen
dissolved in water (mg/l)
⩥ effluent. Answer: treated water discharged from a treatment plant
⩥ eutrophication. Answer: excissive growth of plant/algae in receiving
waters due to dissolved nutrients and their decomposition
⩥ flume. Answer: restriction in open channel used to measure flow
, ⩥ food to mixroorganism ratio. Answer: amount of BOD provided to the
MLVSS or MLSS
⩥ Hydraulic Rentention Time. Answer: period of time that wastewater
stays in tank
⩥ influent. Answer: raw wastewater entering treatment process
⩥ pH. Answer: measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a sample
⩥ septage. Answer: high strength waste pumped out of sptic tanks
⩥ sludge age. Answer: MLSS divided by WAS
⩥ weir. Answer: level control structure used to provide uniform flow
⩥ combined sewer. Answer: pipes that carry both wastewater and
stormwater
⩥ Inflow and Infiltration. Answer: any unwanted Clearwater that leaks
unto collection system