ADAMSON UNIVERSITY CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT i

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING MANUSCRIPT

Submitted to the

Faculty of the Chemistry Department of

Adamson University

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements

for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

Patrick Jay B. Morales

2018
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page i

Table of Contents ii

List of Tables v

List of Figures vi

CHAPTER 1

1.1 Company’s Profile 1

1.1.1 Mandates 2

1.1.2 International Commitments 3

1.1.3 Functions 4

1.2 Mission 5

1.3 Vision 5

1.4 Services Offered 6

1.5 Analytical Instruments 6

1.6 Organizational Chart 7

CHAPTER 2

2.1 Weekly Progress Report 8

2.1.1 Week 1 8

2.1.2 Week 2 9
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2.1.3 Week 3 10

2.1.4 Week 4 11

2.1.5 Week 5 12

2.1.6 Week 6 13

2.1.7 Week 7 14

CHAPTER 3

3.1 Technical Knowledge Gained 15

3.1.1 Biological Oxygen Demand (B.O.D5) 15

3.1.2 Dissolved Oxygen (D.O) 17

3.1.3 Analysis of Chlorides 19

3.1.4 Oil and Grease Analysis 20

3.1.5 Total Suspended Solids 22

3.1.6 UV-Vis Spectroscopy 23

3.1.6.1 Ammonium Test 23

3.1.6.2 Phosphate Test 25

3.1.7 pH measurement 26

3.1.8 Bacterial Analysis 27

3.1.8.1 Total and Fecal Coliform 27

3.2 Personal Reflection

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CHAPTER 4:

4.1 Recommendation Letter 32

4.2 Letter of Applicant 33

4.3 Updated Resume 34

4.4 Letter of Acceptance 37

4.5 Daily Time Record 38

4.6 Certificate of Completion 40

4.7 Performance and Attitude Evaluation 41

4.8 Evaluation of Practicum Provider 42

References
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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Week 1 Daily Activities 8

Table 2: Week 2 Daily Activities 9

Table 3: Week 3 Daily Activities 10

Table 4: Week 4 Daily Activities 11

Table 5: Week 5 Daily Activities 12

Table 6: Week 6 Daily Activities 13

Table 7: Week 7 Daily Activities 14

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LIST OF FIGURES

Fig. 1: pH meter 6

Fig. 2: UV-Vis Spectrometer 6

Fig. 3: Biological Oxygen Demand Analysis 16

Fig. 4: Dissolved Oxygen Analysis 17

Fig. 5: Before and After titration 18

Fig. 6: Titration of water sample 20

Fig. 7: Oil and grease analysis 21

Fig. 8: Total suspended solid 22

Fig. 9: Ammonia Standard 24

Fig. 10: pH Measurement 27

Fig. 11: Incubation of the samples 28

Fig. 12: Inoculation (Confirmed stage) 29