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Basic Wastewater Operator Practice Exam|125 Complete Q’s and A’s
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Basic Wastewater Operator PracticeExam|125 Complete Q’s and A’s
What is the predominant organism in a healthy activated sludge treatment
plant?
A. Stalked ciliates
B. rotifers
C. nematodes
D. amoebas - -A. Stalked Ciliates
-A composite sample must be?
A. sporadically collected in the treatment plant
B. taken at one time
C. analyzed immediately
D. representative and sub-samples time spaced over 15 minutes apart - -D.
representative and sub-samples time spaced over 15 minutes apart
-What is the standard volume for a BOD sample bottle?
A. 150 mL
B. 200 mL
C. 300 mL
D. 500 mL - -c. 300 mL
-If you have a lime slurry feed line, what is the best valve to use?
A. plug valve
B. butterfly valve
C. RPZ dual check valve
D. gate valve - -A. plug valve
-5. If you notice a predominance of rotifers in your activated sludge sample
while looking at it under a microscope, what does this indicate?
A. healthy sludge
B. young sludge
C. old sludge
D. middle age sludge - -C. old sludge
-Calculate the BOD using the given information:
Initial DO: 8.3
Final DO: 5.9
,Milliliters of sample used: 2
a. 360 mg/L
b. 210 mg/L
c. 856 mg/L
d. 36 mg/L - -a. 360 mg/L
-If your activated sludge plant begins to nitrify, what conditions would you
expect to decrease?
A. settling in clarifiers
B. chlorine demand
C. BOD effluent
D. TSS in effluent - -a. settling in the clarifiers
-How do you calibrate a chemical feed pump?
A. by measuring the pump output
B. using the SWAG method
C. jar test
D. with a microscope - -A. by measuring the pump output
-What is the chemical formula for sulfuric acid?
a. HNO3
b. HCl
c. NaOH
d. H2SO4 - -d. H2SO4
-What is the most common type of activated sludge package plants?
a. extended aeration
b. sequential batch reactor
c. oxidation ditch
d. bardenpho - -a. extended aeration
-What is the most appropriate method of reducing the F:M ratio?
A. increase wasting
b. decrease wasting
c. reduce BOD from influent flow
D. add polymer to RAS to increase settling - -b. decrease wasting
-An operator notices a portion of the aeration tank with large bubbles rising
up. What is the most likely problem?
, a. equal air distribution
b. unequal air distribution caused by a blown/clogged diffuser
c. normal operation
d. reason to believe the air filter in the blower is clogged - -b. unequal air
distribution caused by a blown diffuser
-What is suction lift?
a. a team approach to lifting heavy objects
b. the pressure on the suction side of the pump
c. the measurement of liquid pressure at the pump
d. the measure of how bad your workers lift heavy objects - -b. the pressure
on the suction side of the pump
-The primary effluent to a RBC system is 350 mg/L BOD. The primary unit
removes 83% the secondary unit removes 50% and the final unit removes
25%. What is the BOD leaving the final unit of the RBC train?
A. 290 mg/L
b. 60 mg/L
c. 30 mg/L
d. 22.5 mg/L - -d. 22.5 mg/L
-The influent to the treatment plant is septic. it is determined that it is
coming from a lift station upstream from the plant. What should the operator
do?
A. decrease the lag time for pump operation by moving the floats closer
together
b. add pH adjuster to the influent flow
c. install larger capacity pumps in the lift stations
d. the her nothing you can do to correct this problem - -A. decrease the lag
time for pump operation by moving the floats closer together
-What is the purpose of amber storage bottles?
A. the color is pretty
b. they are cheaper
c. to protect chemicals that are sensitive to light
d. so you can not see what is inside the container - -c. to protect chemicals
that are sensitive to light
-Calculate SRT
Given: MLSS = 2400 mg/L
Aeration basin volume = 35,000 gallons = 0.0350 MG
WAS concentration = 3500 mg/L
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