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Lab Activity 9 - Design Principles of Wastewater Treatmentexpected Learning Outcomes
Lab Activity 9 - Design Principles of Wastewater Treatmentexpected Learning Outcomes
WASTEWATER TREATMENTEXPECTED
LEARNING OUTCOMES
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
INTRODUCTION
One of the world’s major concerns is the adequate source of clean water. Water is one
of the most valuable resources. Water is life and clean water is a human right. But access to
clean water and scarcity of water supply has been a problem for several years specifically in
developing countries. According to UNEP/UNHABITAT, wastewater is a combination of one or
more of domestic effluent consisting of blackwater (excreta, urine and faecal sludge) and
greywater (kitchen and bathing wastewater); water from commercial establishments and
institutions, including hospitals; industrial effluent, stormwater and other urban run-off;
agricultural, horticultural and aquaculture effluent, either dissolved or as suspended matter”
(Corcoran et al, 2010). Wastewater contains many harmful substances and cannot be released
back into the environment until it is treated. Thus, wastewater treatment is important. The
general objective of the wastewater treatment is to achieve improvements in the quality of the
water before reuse or disposal in the environment, without danger to human health and
damage to the environment.
There are several steps in the wastewater treatment process, and it varies depending on the
contaminants present in the water and applicable treatment regulations. Typically, a
wastewater treatment plant includes: (1) Collection; (2) Screening and Straining; (3) Chemical
Addition; (4) Coagulation and Flocculation; (5) Sedimentation and Clarification; (6) Filtration; (7)
Disinfection; (8) Storage; (9) and finally Distribution.
Figure 1: Conventional activated sludge process. (Source: A.T. Besha et al, 2017; E. Drioli & L.
Giorno, 2009)
Engineers play roles in the design, development and implementation of wastewater treatment
and delivery systems. In this activity, engineering students will evaluate the design of a small-
size model working filter systems that can be used in wastewater treatment plants.
MATERIALS
Not Applicable
CHEMICALS
Not Applicable
PROCEDURE
As your reference for this laboratory activity, you will open a video from YouTube entitled
“Creating Mini Wastewater Treatment Plants” thru this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=1vovK75C4hY.
1) Based on the video, write a laboratory report. A report should be brief and direct to the
point, and should be readable, both grammatically and stylistically. Reports must be
typed, A4 size, 1” x 1” x 1”x 1” margin, 12 Arial or Calibri font, 1.5 line spacing. Your
report will be judged based on the Criteria for Laboratory Report below. Acceptable
format of the report as follows:
I. Cover page
Name of Student/s
Course and Section
Title of the Experiment
Course Title and Number
Date
II. Introduction
III. Objectives
IV. Materials
V. Methods (include pictures or drawings)
VI. Data and Results (include graphs and other representations)
VII. Analysis and Discussion (include graphs, etc.)
VIII. Conclusion and Recommendation
IX. References
Criteria for the Laboratory Report:
Data and Results Well written qualitative Qualitative sentences Qualitative sentences
(x1) sentences with no contain no inferences. contain inferences.
inferences. Quantitative Quantitative data chart, Qualitative data chart,
data chart, graph or graph or picture lacks graph or picture is
picture contains proper proper units or labels. incomplete or
units and labels are Some calculations are indiscernible.
present. Calculations absent or not clearly
clearly shown, if shown.
applicable.
Analysis and Outside evidence (proof Outside evidence (proof Outside evidence (proof
Discussion or information) is or information) is or information) is
(x3) thoroughly discussed generally discussed and mentioned in the
and introduced in the introduced in the discussion section but
discussion section. discussion section. not thoroughly
discussed.
Detailed discussion of Detailed discussion of
the evidence is provided, the evidence is Detailed discussion of
and leaves the reader provided, but still leaves the evidence is not
without doubts. the reader with doubts. provided, leaving the
reader with questions
about the validity or
point of view of the
The evidence provided The evidence provided reader.
to support the claim is to support the claim is
highly reputable, taken reputable, taken from The evidence provided
from multiple sources multiple sources and the to support the claims is
and the sources are sources are provided for taken from a
provided for the reader. the reader. questionable source and
the source is provided
for the reader.
Conclusion and The conclusion is strong The conclusion is well The conclusion is
Recommendation and well summarized. It summarized. It leaves present but not well
(x2) leaves the reader with a the reader with a summarized. It leaves
clear and thorough general the reader with
understanding of the understanding of the questions about the
writers’ point of view writers’ point of view readers’ point of view
and position. The and position. The and position. The
statement (claim) is statement (claim) is statement (claim) is
effectively restated and restated and evidence is present, but evidence is
evidence is summarized summarized. not summarized.
effectively.
TOTAL = 60 PTS
QUESTIONS
1. How effective at cleaning the water is the filter device shown in the YouTube? Be
descriptive.
2. Aside from turbidity, enumerate other possible five (5) water quality monitoring
parameters that can be employed in the experiment. Explain the importance of each
parameter.
PARAMETER IMPORTANCE/PURPOSE
REFERENCES
TeachEngineering. (01 October 2018). Creating Mini Wastewater Treatment Plants [Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vovK75C4hY.
A.T. Besha et al. (2017). Removal of emerging micropollutants by activated sludge process and
membrane bioreactors and the effects of micropollutants on membrane fouling: A review
http://mrwa.com/WaterWorksMnl/Chapter%2018%20Filtration.pdf.