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What term describes the chemical capacity of water to neutralize acids?

Acidity
Alkalinity
Hardness
pH
What should be the sample volume when testing for total coliform bacteria?
100 ml
250 ml
500 ml
1,000 ml

What is the major health risk of nitrates?

Nervous system damage

Methemoglobinemia
Colon cancer
Gastrointestinal effects
The secondary standard for iron recommends that the concentration not exceed?
0.61 mg/L
. 0.41 mg/L
0.30 mg/L
0.50 mg/L
Monitoring and control equipment often communicate with the SCADA system via?
4-20 mA signal
Fiber optics
Internet
Lan line

According to the EPA, sedimentation is based on a theoretical detention time of?

30 minutes
 4 hours
1 day
8 hours
For public water systems using surface water and groundwater under the influence of
surface water, turbidity must be monitored at least?
Hourly
Every 12 hours
Daily
Every 4 hours
Four-log removal for viruses is?
99.90 %
90.00 %
99.99 %
99.00 %
An increase in which of the following causes the chlorine demand to increase?
Organic matter
Alkalinity
Phosphate concentration
pH
The Total Coliform Rule is based first on?
Type of coliforms in a sample
Density of coliforms in a sample
Presence of fecal coliforms in a sample
Presence or absence of coliforms in a sample
Sodium thiosulfate is used to?
Buffer chlorine solutions
Neutralize chlorine residuals
Sterilize sample bottles
Disinfection
What is the causative organism for cholera?
Vibrio
Shigella
Yersinia
Mycobacterium
Fusible plugs on chlorine cylinders are designed to melt at approximately?
 80°F
195°F
100°F
158°F
Daily consumption of gaseous chlorine may be checked by____________
Chlorine residual
Platform scale
Chlorine demand
Chlorine dose
Small gaseous chlorine leaks in and around a chlorinator can be detected by the use of
commercial strength?
Soda ash
Nitrogen
Lime
Amonnia
The proper emergency repair kit for a ton chlorine cylinder is an__________
Emergency kit A
Emergency kit B
Emergency kit C
Emergency kit D
Water system security is whose responsibility?
Management
EPA
Everyone at the plant
Police
The secondary contaminant limit for fluoride is?
1.0 mg/L
2.0 mg/L
3.0 mg/L
4.0 mg/L
An operator hears a pinging sound coming from the pump. What is the probable cause?
Descaling
Cavitation
Corrosion
 Hardness

The component of a centrifugal pump sometimes installed on the end of the suction pipe in
order to hold prime is the?

Casing
Impeller
Lantern ring
Foot valve
When taking a routine Bac-T sample, the sampler should also check what?
Coliforms
pH
Chlorine
Lead
Lead and Copper are both based on?
Positive
Standard MMCLs
90th percentile action levels
Presence-absence
What are the two main causes of hardness in water?
Lead & Copper
Sodium & Phosphate
Calcium & Magnesium
Phosphate & Nitrate
What device measures the flow rate of gases?
Parshall flume
Float
Rotameter
Weir
What is the most common method used in labs to test for Total Coliform and E coli?
DMA
Colilert
Autoclave
NTU

Coagulation occurs during the first?

 1 to 5 seconds
10 to 20 seconds
30 to 60 seconds
61 to 180 seconds

What precipitate is formed in alum coagulation?

Complex compounds
Aluminum
Complex sulfate-compounds
Aluminum hydroxide
Records for bacteriological analyses should be kept for a minimum of?
5 years
7 years
10 years
Indefinitely
Which of the following chemicals is not listed as a trihalomethane?
Bromodichloromethane
Tribromomethane
Sodiumomethane
Dibromochloromethane
pH is a measure of?
Waters ability to neutralize acid
Conductivity
Dissolved solids
Hydrogen ion activity
What effect will algae in a reservoir have on dissolved oxygen (DO)?
Lower the DO during the day and increase the DO during the night
Slowly increase the DO during both the day and night
Increase the DO during the day and lower the DO during the night
Slowly decrease the Do during the day and lower the DO at night
The amount of water in a water-bearing formation depends on the?
Depth of the wall
Porosity of the formation
Size of the pump
 Type of well casing
A filter should be backwashed when it has?
Head loss
Solids loading
Influent turbidity
Chlorine demand

One volume of liquid chlorine gas will expand at room temperature and pressure, to occupy
how many volumes of gas?

16 volumes
46 volumes
460 volumes
1660 volumes
Surface water systems must treat, at a minimum for?
Coliform bacteria and residual chlorine
Coliform bacteria and turbidity
Residual chlorine, turbidity, and pH
Residual chlorine and Giardia
What metals are most likely to leach from household plumbing and cause a health hazard?
Iron & Zinc
Iron & Copper
Iron & Lead
Lead & Copper
What laboratory device sterilizes laboratory apparatus and microbial media by using
pressurized steam?
Hot plate
Aspirator
Autoclave
Membrane filter
Records on turbidity analysis should be kept for a minimum of?
5 years
7 years
10 years
None of the above
The filter rate and backwash rate of each filter shall be determined and recorded once
each__________
week.
month.
quarter.
year.

The culture media used in the presumptive test is of _____________

agar.
a nutrient agar.
a brilliant green lactose bile broth.
a lactose or lauryl tryptose broth.
Fish eyes are _____________
undissolved clumps in solution.
the primary cause of floc carryover.
spots of coagulant attaching to the sides of the basin.
None of the above.
Water may be aerated by several methods, almost all of which involve_____________
covering the storage facilities.
exposing a large surface area to the atmosphere.
increasing the pressure.
reducing its temperature.

All chlorine cylinders are required to contain at least one fusible metal safety device (plug), how many
does a 1-ton cylinder have?

2
3
4
6
The detention time usually required in a conventional straight-flow sedimentation basin is
_______ h.
0.5 - 1
2-6
10 - 12
 24
Air binding is a condition that may occur as a result of _________
filter-bed compaction.
gravel displacement.
negative head.
reaching terminal head loss.
A program for the control of algae should be instituted__________
on a seasonal basis.
during extended periods of warm water temperatures.
. after trend information has been established and adequate monitoring is practiced.
on a routine, periodic schedule, but not to exceed two applications per year.

With the coming of winter, the water temperature drops. A likely operational problem at a filtration plant
with coagulation is ___________

odor.
high alkalinity.
high chlorine residual.
floc carryover from the sedimentation system.
A fluoride saturator____________
is suitable for small water systems.
eliminates the need for a metering pump.
eliminates the need for chemical handling.
can only be used by large treatment facilities.

The most desirable place to feed activated carbon in a lime-soda ash softening plant is_________

after lime feed.

in the clearwell.
to raw water at earliest stage possible.
None of the above.

Activated alumina is used effectively for the removal of_____________

humic substances.
oxidized precipitates.
 herbicides and pesticides.
certain inorganic elements.

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