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1. Whatmaremthemtwomimportantmfactorsmimpactingmthemeffectivenessmofmchlorination?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmConcentrationmofmchlorinemandmcontactmtime
2. Themtreatmentmprocessmthatmcontrolsmcorrosionmormscalingmismknownmasmwhat?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmStabilization
3. Permanganatemreactionsmaremhighlymdependentmonmwhatmfactor?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpH
4. Itmismhardestmtomkillmthemorganismmthatmcausesmwhatmillness?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCryptosporidiosis
5. Disinfectionmofmwatermwellsmwithmfreemchlorinemrequiresmexposuremformhowmlongmandmatm
whatmconcentration?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm12mtom24mhours;m50mg/L
6. Flocculationmbasinsmaremusuallymdesignedmtomprovidemformdetentionmtimesmofmhowmlong?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm15mtom45mminutes
7. AlummworksmbestminmampHmrangemofmwhat?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm5.8mtom7.5
, 8. Whatmhasmlittlemeffectmonmcolloidalmparticlesmbecausemofmtheirmsmallmsize?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmGravity
9. Whatmnaturalmelectricalmforcemkeepsmcolloidalmparticlesmapartminmwatermtreatment?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmZetampotential
10. Whatmdoesmthemzetampotentialmmeasure?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemnumbermofmexcessmelectronsmfoundmonmthemsurfacemofmallmpartic
ulatemmatter
11. Whatmdevicemcollectsmthemsettledmwatermasmitmleavesmthemsedimentationmbasin?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemeffluentmlaunder
12. Inmsolid-
contactmbasinsmwithmfairlymconstantmwatermqualitymparameters,mhowmoftenmshouldmthemso
lidsmconcentrationmbemdetermined?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAtmleastmtwicempermday
13. Whatmismthemdefinitionmofmdecant?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTomdrawmoffmthemliquidmfrommamvesselmofmanymsizemwithoutmstirringmu
pmbottommsedimentation
14. Howmoftenmshouldmsedimentationmbasinsmwithmmechanicalmsludgemremovalmequipmentmb
emdrainedmandminspected?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmOncemamyear
15. Whatmismthemmostmimportantmreasonmtomreducemturbidity?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTomremovempathogens
16. Whatmismthemfiltrationmflowmratemthroughmammanganesemgreensandmpressuremfiltermatm10m
degreesmC?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm2mtom3mgpm/sqmft