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17 Cards in this Set
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Water quality parameters of interest |
- pH - Alkalinity - Turbidity - Taste and ordor issues - Microorganisms - Contaminants |
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Taste and ordor issues |
- Hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg smell) - Excess chlorine - Too many hard ions in the water |
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Microorganisms |
- Fecal coliforms - protozoa - Legionella - Algae |
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Contaminants |
- Inorganic - Organic - Nutrients |
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Chronic vs. Acute toxicity |
- Chronic = long term exposure is detrimental - Acute = short term exposure is detrimental |
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Measuring dissolved contaminants |
- Titrations - Spectrophotometry - Electrochemical probes |
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Measuring suspended contaminants |
- Turbidity - Heating and filtering - BOD |
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pH - treatment process |
Chemical |
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Conductivity - treatment process |
Chemical |
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Alkalinity - treatment process |
Chemical |
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Dissoved oxygen - treatment process |
Chemical/Biological |
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Contaminants - treatment process |
Chemical/Biological/Physical |
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Odors - treatment process |
Chemical/Biological |
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Microorganisms - treatment process |
Biological/Physical/Chemical |
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Turbidity - treatment process |
Physical/Chemical |
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BOD - treatment process |
Biological |
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COD - treatment process |
Biological |
