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The Activated Sludge Process:
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A. requires preaeration
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B. requires Activated Carbon
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C. is an aerobic biological process.
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D. Usually precedes primary sedimentation.
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E. Requires 50% by volume old sludge to work effectively. -
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✅ C. Is an Aerobic biological process
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A complete mix activated sludge plant has a fast settling sludge and high amounts of pin floc leaving th
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e clarifier. One way to correct this problem is to :
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A. Increase the RAS Flow
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B. Reduce Wasting Rates
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C. Increase dissolved oxygen levels.
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D. Increase the F/M ratio by wasting more
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E. Increase the sludge age by wasting less. -
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✅ D. Increase the F/M Ratio by Wasting More
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Which of the following flow rates should be measured if the operator is to control plant properly?
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A. Aeration rate or resulting dissolved oxygen level.
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B. Influent or effluent.
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C. return sludge
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D. waste sludge
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E. all the above -
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✅ E. all the above
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, During start up your aeration tank produces excessive amounts of billowing white foam. This can be co
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A. Doing nothing, it will go away in a few hours
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B. Increasing the sludge wasting rate
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C. Seeding the process with sufficient good quality sludge
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D. Spraying water on the foam until it is gone
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E. Taking a weeks vacation -
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✅ C. Seeding the process with sufficient good quality sludge
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In solving an operational problem at a treatment plant:
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A. there is almost always a good technical solution. It may require considerable experience and time to
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learn whaat it is.
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B. Human errors have to be corrected since the operator is at fault.
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C. don't let the laboratory personnel influence you're judgement as to what the best solution is.
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D. standard textbooks in sanitary engineering are the best source of information.
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E. It is best to do nothing until the TNRCCC sends a violation notice. -
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✅ A. there is almost always a good technical solution. It may require considerable experience and ti
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me to learn whaat it is.
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When the return sludge rate is too low, what happens?
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A. the aeration tank will not fill
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B. There will be insufficient organisms to treat the wast load entering the aeration basin
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C. the activated sludge in the aerator will starve.
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D. the sludge blanket in the secondary clarifier could become too high.
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E. B and D -
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✅ E. B and D
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What factors affect how well the mixed liquor suspended solids settle in the final clarifier?
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The Activated Sludge Process:
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A. requires preaeration
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B. requires Activated Carbon
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C. is an aerobic biological process.
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D. Usually precedes primary sedimentation.
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E. Requires 50% by volume old sludge to work effectively. -
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✅ C. Is an Aerobic biological process
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A complete mix activated sludge plant has a fast settling sludge and high amounts of pin floc leaving th
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e clarifier. One way to correct this problem is to :
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A. Increase the RAS Flow
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B. Reduce Wasting Rates
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C. Increase dissolved oxygen levels.
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D. Increase the F/M ratio by wasting more
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E. Increase the sludge age by wasting less. -
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✅ D. Increase the F/M Ratio by Wasting More
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Which of the following flow rates should be measured if the operator is to control plant properly?
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A. Aeration rate or resulting dissolved oxygen level.
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B. Influent or effluent.
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C. return sludge
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D. waste sludge
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E. all the above -
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✅ E. all the above
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, During start up your aeration tank produces excessive amounts of billowing white foam. This can be co
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A. Doing nothing, it will go away in a few hours
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B. Increasing the sludge wasting rate
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C. Seeding the process with sufficient good quality sludge
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D. Spraying water on the foam until it is gone
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E. Taking a weeks vacation -
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✅ C. Seeding the process with sufficient good quality sludge
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In solving an operational problem at a treatment plant:
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A. there is almost always a good technical solution. It may require considerable experience and time to
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learn whaat it is.
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B. Human errors have to be corrected since the operator is at fault.
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C. don't let the laboratory personnel influence you're judgement as to what the best solution is.
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D. standard textbooks in sanitary engineering are the best source of information.
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E. It is best to do nothing until the TNRCCC sends a violation notice. -
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✅ A. there is almost always a good technical solution. It may require considerable experience and ti
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me to learn whaat it is.
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When the return sludge rate is too low, what happens?
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A. the aeration tank will not fill
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B. There will be insufficient organisms to treat the wast load entering the aeration basin
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C. the activated sludge in the aerator will starve.
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D. the sludge blanket in the secondary clarifier could become too high.
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E. B and D -
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✅ E. B and D
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What factors affect how well the mixed liquor suspended solids settle in the final clarifier?
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