Sub: Environmental Engineering
Topic : Characteristics of wastewater
MODULE- 78B
Sewage and sewerage treatment, quantity and characteristics of wastewater.
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A student began experiment for determination of 5-day, 20C BOD on Monday. Since the 5thday fell on Saturday, the final DO readings were taken on next Monday. On calculation, BOD (i.e. 7 day, 20C) was found to be 150 mg/L. What would be the5-day, 20C BOD (in mg/L)? Assume value of BOD rate constant (k) at standard temperature of 20C as 0.23/day (base e). __________ A sample of domestic sewage is digested with silver sulphate, sulphuric acid, potassium dichromate and mercuric sulphate in chemical oxygen demand (COD) test. The digested sample is then titrated with standard ferrous ammonium sulphate (FAS) to determine the unreacted amount of (A) mercuric sulphate (B) potassium dichromate (C) silver sulphate (D) sulphuric acid
e) is 0.345 per day. the amount of BOD remaining in the given sample after 10 days is (A)3.21 mg/L (B) 3.45 mg/L (C) 3.69 mg/L (D) 3.92 mg/L 5. The 5-day BOD of a wastewater sample is obtained as 190 mg/l (with k = 0.01h-1). The ultimate oxygen demand (mg/I) of the sample will be (A) 3800 (B) 475 (C) 271 (D) 190 Match Group I (Terminology) with Group II (Definition/Brief Description) for wastewater treatment systems Group I
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Contaminant removal by physical forces Involving biological and / or chemical reaction Conversion of soluble organic matter to business Removal of solid materials from incoming waste water
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Assertion [a]: At a manhole, the crown of the outgoing sewer should not be higher than the crown of the incoming sewer. Reason [r]: Transition from a larger diameter incoming sewer to a smaller diameter outgoing sewer at a manhole should not be made. The CORRECT option evaluating the above statements is: (A) Both [a] and [r] are true and [r] is the correct reason for [a] (B) Both [a] and [r] are true but [r] is not the correct reason for [a] (C) Both [a] and [r] are false (D) [a] is true but [r] is false 7.
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P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2 P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1 P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1 P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
To determine the BOD5 of a wastewater sample, 5, 10 and 50 mL aliquots of the wastewater were diluted to 300 mL and incubated at 20 C in BOD bottles for 5 days.
Sl. Wastewater Volume, N o Initial DO, DO After 5 mg/L days, mg/L
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If the of a wastewater sample is 75 mg/L and reaction rate constant k. (base
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river water instantaneously and completely. Following is the data available: Wastewater : DO = 2.00 mg/L Discharge rate = 1.10 m3/s River water DO = 8.3 mg/L Flow rate = 8.70 m3/s Temperature = 20 C Initial amount of DO in the mixture of waste and river shall be (a) 5.3 mg/L (b) 6.5 mg/L (c) 7.6 mg/L (d) 8.4 mg/L 13. An analysis for determination of solids in the return sludge of activated sludge process was done as follows : (1) A crucible was dried to a constant mass of 62.485 g. (2) 75 ml of a well-mixed sample was taken in the crucible. (3) The crucible with the sample was dried to a constant mass of 65.020 g in a drying oven at 104 C. The crucible with the dried sample was placed in a muffle furnace at 600 C for an hour. After cooling, the mass of the crucible with residues was 63.145 g. The concentration of organic fraction of solids present in the return sludge sample is (a) 8800 mg/l (b) 25000 mg/l (c) 33800 mg/l (d) 42600 mg/l
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Based on the data, the average BOD5 of the wastewater is equal to (a) 139.5 mg/L (b) 126.5 mg/L (c) 109.8 mg/L (d) 72.2 mg/L 8. The composition of a certain MSW sample and specific weights of its various components are given below. Percent by Specific Weight Weight (kg/m3) Food waste 50 300 Dirt and Ash 30 500 Plastics 10 65 Wood and 10 125 Yard waste Specific weight (kg/m3) of the MSW sample is (a) 319 (b) 217 (c) 209 (d) 199 9. In aerobic environment, nitrosomonas convert (a) NH3 to NO2 (b) NO2- to NO3(c) NH3 to N2O (d) NO2- to HNO3 Component
10. Total Kjedahl nitrogen is a measure of (a) total organic nitrogen (b) total organic and ammonia nitrogen (c) total ammonia nitrogen (d) total inorganic and ammonia nitrogen 11. Group 1 contains some properties of water / wastewater and group 2 contains list of some tests on water/waste water. Match the property with corresponding test. Group1 Group 2 P.Suspended solids concentration 1. BOD Q. Metabolism of biodegradable organics 2. MPN R. Bacterial concentration 3. Jar test S. Coagulant dose 4. Turbidity (a) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3 (b) P-4, Q-1, R-2,S-3 (c) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3 (d) P-4, Q-2, R-1, S-3 12. In a certain situation, wastewater discharged into a river, mixes with the
14. Water samples (X and Y) from two different sources were brought to the laboratory for the measurement of dissolved oxygen (DO) using modified Winkler method. Samples were transferred to 300 ml BOD bottles. 2 ml of MnSO4 solution and 2 ml of alkaliodide-azide reagent were added to the bottles and mixed. Sample X developed a brown precipitate, whereas sample Y developed a white precipitate. In reference to these observations, the correct statement is (a) Both the samples were devoid of DO (b) Sample X was devoid of DO while sample Y contained DO (c)Sample X contained DO while sample Y was devoid of DO (d) Both the samples contained DO 15. A portion of wastewater sample was subjected to standard BOD test (5 days, 20 C), yielding a value of 180 mg/l. The
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reaction rate constant (to the base 'e') at 20 C was taken as 0.18 per day. The reaction rate constant at other temperature may be estimated by kr = k20 (1.047)T 20. The temperature at which the other portion of the sample should be tested, to exert the same BOD in 2.5 days, is (a) 4.9 C (b) 24.9 C (c) 31.7 C (d) 35.0 C
Topic : Characteristics of wastewater
21. The BOD removal efficiency, in percentage, during primary treatment, under normal conditions is about (A) 65% (B) 85% (C) 30% (D) Zero 22. Standard 5-day BOD of a waster water sample is nearly x% of the ultimate BOD, where x is (A) 48 (B) 58 (C) 68 (D) 78 23. The minimum dissolved oxygen content (ppm) in a river necessary for the survival of aquatic life is
16. Match the following: Group I (Characteristics of (Allowable limit, mg/L) sewage discharged into inland waters) P BOD5 Q COD R Oil and Grease S Total Suspended Solids
Group II
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8 24. In a BOD test, 5 ml of waste is added to 295 ml of aerated pure water. Initial dissolved oxygen (D.O.) content of the diluted sample is 7.8 mg/l. After 5 days of incubation at 20C, the D.O. content of the sample is reduced to 4.4 mg/l. The BOD of the waste water is (A) 196 mg/l (B) 200 mg/l (C) 204 mg/l (D) 208 mg/l 25. A student began experiment for determination of 5-day, 20C BOD on Monday. Since the 5thdayfell on Saturday, the final DO readings were taken on next Monday. On calculation, BOD (i.e. 7 day, 20C) was found to be 150 mg/L. What would be the5-day, 20C BOD (in mg/L)? Assume value of BOD rate constant (k) at standard temperature of 20C as 0.23/day (base e). __________
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Codes (a) (b) (c) (d) P 2 4 3 2 Q 5 1 1 1 R 4 6 4 6 S 2 4 2 3
17. In a domestic wastewater sample, COD and BOD were measured. Generally which of the following statement is true for their relative magnitude? (A) COD = BOD (B) COD > BOD (C) COD < BOD (D) Nothing can be said 18. The theoretical oxygen demand of a 0.001 mol/L glucose solution is (A) 180 mg/L (B) 192 mg/L (C) 90 mg/L (D) 90 mg/L 19. A wastewater sample has an initial BOD of 222 mg/L. The first order BOD decay coefficient is 0.4/day. The BOD consumed (in mg/L) in 5 days is (A) 150 (B) 192 (C) 30 (D) 50 20. If the of waste is 150 mg/L and the reaction rate constant (to the base e) at C is 0.35/day, the ultimate BOD in mg/L is (A) 97.5 (B) 181.5 (C) 212.9 (D) 230.5
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