Wastewater Flashcards
Why is mechanical ventilation required in a lift station?
Waste water can create toxic gas, the ventilation protects workers
inflow that rapidly increases shortly after teh start of a storm and decreases quickly after the conlcusion of the storm is called
Direct inflow -
what are the characteristics of Delayed inflow?
Decreasing gradually after the conclusion of a storm and after the peak inflow
Describe peak inflow
ITs the largest rate difference in an hour between the storm event flow and the dry weather flow
What is estimated inflow?
the calculated approximation of the inflow
What type of settling behavior is the non-interactive settling of particles from a dilute suspension that typically occurs during grit and sand removal?
Discrete settling
What does TKN stand for and what are the components of it?
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen,
Organic nitrogen and Inorganic ammonia and ammonium
Describe Biogas
It is the product of anaerobic digestion
What is biogas composed of?
Methane
Hydrogen Sulfide
Carbon Dioxide
trace amounts of Nitrogen, oxygen and volatile hydrocarbons
What are the four stages of anaerobic digestion
Hydrolysis, acidogenesis, acetogenesis and methanogenesis
3 things to consider when designing a system for disinfecting a waste water treatment
The quality of the inflow water that is disinfected
the potential byproducts of disinfection
The effectiveness of the disinfection process for eliminating pathogens
what is the chemical formula for Ozone?
O3
how is oxygen formed into Ozone for treatment?
Oxygen is passed through a high voltage potential to form O3
Clear water in a sewer collection system is likely causes by what?
infiltration from a high-water table
What is Dry weather flow?
is the flow of wastewater in a sanitary sewer system when there are periods of dry weather that have minimum inflow and infiltration
When does Aeration take place?
in secondary treatement
What do Grit removal, shredding and screening all have in common
They are all part of the preliminary treatement of wastewater
Name three things that affect the efficiency of a primary sedimentation
The shape of the tank
The type of waste water entering
the tank capacity
name three advantages of the trickling filter
cheap method of oxygen delivery
Construction costs are low
the system can be made non-electric
Why does temperate matter for a trickling filter?
the media is exposed to the elements, extreme hot and cold weather can make the treatment less effective
what causes nitrification happen? and name three things that affect the rate of nitrification
it occurs because of microbes, which are sensative to temperature and the oxygen levels ( too low it will be seriously affected) lastly pH - which needs to be 8-9
Define Eutrophication
the process of enriching an ecosystem with natural or chemical nutrients that results in the dense growth of algae and other organisms
What chemical/ nutrient goes hand and hand with Eutrophication
Phosphates
What are the most common chemicals that remove phosphorus?
Metal salts
Aluminum Sulfate
Ferrous sulfate
Ferrous chloride
Name 3 treatment technologies to remove phosphorus and briefly describe each
Physical - Some phosphorus can be removed from the physical filtration of particulate matter or by using different types of membranes
Chemical - different types of metal salts can be added to the influent to precipitate phosphorus
Biological - this occurs when biological systems consume phosphorus
Which type of sludge is most commonly thickened by a centrifugal thickener, and why?
Secondary Sludge,
secondary sludge has a lack of bulkly, stringy materials that can potentially cause clogging unlike Primary Sludge
Does incineration of disposed sludge kill pathogens?
yes
what is a drawback to sludge incineration?
the cost of heating up sludge is high because sludge typically has a high heat capacity
Name 4 components required for composting
Carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and water
What component of composting is used by microbes for energy?
Carbon
What component of composting critical in the decomposition process to oxidize another component of the compost
Oxygen oxidizes carbon in this process
What component of composting helps the organisms multiply
Nitrogen
What component of composting helps the system form going anaerobic?
Water
what impact does Nitrogen have on drying bed performance?
NONE
Name 3 things that impact drying bed performance?
Climate/humidity
quality of the sludge
and depth of the sludge layers