Question | Answer | % Correct |
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The ________ modification of the activated sludge process has no primary clarifier, no digester, 24-hour aeration time, a low F/M ratio, and complete nitrification. | extended aeration | 83%
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The aeration tank should be observed weekly for a uniform aeration pattern, low amount of light colored foam, mild, earthy odor, and medium brown color. | False | 83%
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________ settles gently and uniformly, compacts slowly, and has sharp edges like a sponge. | Quality sludge | 83%
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The ________ modification has no return sludge and the aeration tank is used as the clarifier. | sequential batch reactor | 83%
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The five components of the activated sludge process are the oxygen supply system, aeration tank, clarifier, return sludge system, and waste sludge system. | True | 83%
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Wasting removes excess solids, inert solids, and old or dead solids from the system. | True | 83%
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Process control parameters include dissolved oxygen, quantity and quality of solids, return rate, and wasting rate. | True | 83%
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A simple method indicating when to waste is the ________. | 30-minute settling test | 67%
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The settled biological solids accumulate in the clarifier, then are always wasted from the process. | False | 67%
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The primary purpose of returning sludge is to have enough ________ in the aerator to match the food supply | microorganisms | 67%
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In the clarifier, the biological solids separate by gravity settling. | True | 67%
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Mixed liquor is the mixture of raw wastewater and microorganisms. | True | 67%
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Select the correctly labeled diagram below. | 50%
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________ are the smallest, most numerous, and most important of the activated sludge microorganisms. | Bacteria | 50%
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Normally, DO should be kept between 20 and 40 mg/L. | False | 50%
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At least 1 mg/L DO should be kept in the aeration basin to maintain the health of the anaerobic microorganisms. | False | 50%
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If the ________ loading on the plant is high, DO levels should be increased. | organic | 50%
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The clarifier should have very little scum, a sludge blanket in the bottom 1/4 of the clarifier depth, uniform weir flow, rising solids, and turbid supernatant. | False | 33%
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