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Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Volume I

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Current Edition: 7th Edition, 2008

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This course is worth 9 CEUs (90 contact hours)

Objective Up Arrow

This course is designed to train operators to safely and effectively operate and maintain wastewater treatment plants.


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This course is designed to train operators in the practical aspects of operating and maintaining wastewater treatment plants, emphasizing the use of safe practices and procedures. Information presented includes the role and responsibilities of a treatment plant operator, an explanation of why wastes must be treated, and detailed descriptions of the equipment and processes used in a wastewater treatment plant. Operators learn to operate and maintain racks, screens, comminutors, sedimentation tanks, trickling filters, rotating biological contactors, package activated sludge plants, oxidation ditches, ponds, and chlorination facilities. Operators also learn to analyze and solve operational problems and to perform mathematical calculations relating to wastewater treatment process control.


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  1. The Treatment Plant Operator
  2. Why Treat Wastes?
  3. Wastewater Treatment Facilities
  4. Racks, Screens, Comminutors, and Grit Removal
  5. Sedimentation and Flotation
  6. Trickling Filters
  7. Rotating Biological Contactors
  8. Activated Sludge (Package Plants and Oxidation Ditches)
  9. Wastewater Stabilization Ponds
  10. Disinfection and Chlorination
Appendix
  • Final Examination and Suggested Answers
  • How to Solve Wastewater Treatment Plant Arithmetic Problems
  • Wastewater Words
  • Subject Index

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$49.00 Manual (Californians add 8.25%, or $4.04)
$49.00 Manual on CD
$50.00 Enrollment (Limitation)