WUS 056 Advanced Treatment Topics Quiz Results
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What is the measurement of detention time in activated carbon filtration called?

  • Process velocity
  • Filtration rate
  • Empty bed contact time (correct)
  • Molecular weight cutoff

    • What is a mixture of suspended particles in water known as?

  • Saturated solution
  • Homogeneous mixture
  • Slurry (correct)
  • Hydrophilic solution

    • What is PAC treatment commonly used to combat?

  • Pathogens
  • Fluoride
  • Phosphates
  • Nitrates (correct)

    • Which material is commonly used as a filter medium for the removal of SOCs from drinking water?

    <p>Anthracite coal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could be used as a source of carbon for manufacturing activated carbon?

    <p>Bamboo</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the abbreviation GAC stand for in water treatment?

    <p>Granular activated carbon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a common means of transferring ozone gas into water?

    <p>Fine bubble diffuser</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of fluoride addition to drinking water?

    <p>Dental health of children</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common means to feed a liquid chemical solution into drinking water supplies?

    <p>Positive displacement pumps</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the maximum concentration of a solute that can be dissolved within a solution known as?

    <p>Saturation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following metal contaminants of drinking water could be present due to the effects of corrosion?

    <p>Sodium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following processes can cause the precipitation of dissolved manganese?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main concern with elevated levels of iron in drinking water?

    <p>Staining of plumbing and laundry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is the most likely result of raising the pH of water?

    <p>The formation of insoluble precipitates of manganese</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following membrane processes will have the largest pore size?

    <p>All of these processes have similar pore sizes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following processes is capable of the direct removal of viruses without any coagulation/flocculation pretreatment?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following processes will use hollow fiber membranes?

    <p>Ultrafiltration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following processes is capable of desalination?

    <p>Pressure filtration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the approximate reject rate for microfiltration and ultrafiltration?

    <p>$5%$</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a concern associated with hard water?

    <p>Increased DBP formation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Temporary hardness in water is also known as

    <p>Manganese hardness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Non-carbonate hardness is also known as

    <p>Sulfate hardness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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