One Note Wastewater Engineering Practice Problem With Answer Key

Wastewater Engineering Practice Problem
Friday, 22 July 2022 9:22 am
Sanitary wastewater from a residential community is 120 gpcd containing 200 mg/L BOD and
240 mg/L suspended solids. Compute the pounds of BOD per capita and pounds of SS per
capita:
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2. Industrial wastewaters have a total flow of 2,930,000 gpd, BOD of 21,600 lb/day, and suspended
solids of 13,400 lb/day. Calculate the BOD and suspended solids concentration in mg/L

Problem # 3 to # 6: A dairy processing about 250,000 lb of milk daily produces an average of

65,100 gpd of wastewater with a BOD of 1400 mg/L. The principal operations are bottling of milk and
making ice cream, with limited production of cottage cheese. Compute the following:
3. Flow per 1,000 lb of milk
2. BOD per 1,000 lb of milk
5. BOD equivalent population with an assumption that every person discharges 0.20 lb BOD per day

6. Hydraulic equivalent population with an assumption that every person discharges 120 gal per day

7. Determine the effluent concentration if the reactor volume is 100 Liters having a flowrate of 5 L/sec with first
order decay coefficient of 0.05/sec. Assume a plug flow reactor with influent concentration of 10 mg/L

8. Determine the ratio of effluent to influent concentration of a complete mixed reactor with volume of
0.50 cubic meters if the flow rate is 10 L/s. Assume first order decay with constant equal to
0.02/second.

Problem # 11 to # 14: Effluent from a wastewater treatment plant is discharged to a

surface stream. The characteristics of the effluent stream are as follows:
Effluent Stream
Flow= 8640 cu.m/day Flow = 1,200 L/s
BOD5= 25 mg/L BOD5 = 2.1 mg/L
Nitrate = 10 mg/L Nitrate = 3 mg/L
Chloride = 15 mg/L Chloride = 5 mg/L
11. Determine the total discharge in cubic meter per second
12. Determine the BOD5 after mixing of the wastewater and the stream.

15. A treatment plant receives a flow of 3.2 MGD. If the trickling filter effluent is
recirculated at the rate of 4.5 MGD, what is the recirculation ratio?

16. A trickling filter receives a primary effluent flow of 219.04 L/sec. If the recirculated flow is 4.6 MGD, what is
the recirculation ratio?

17. Determine the total suspended solids concentration (mg/L) in the effluent if the MCRT is 6.5 days and the
flow rate is 5 MGD. Assume that the volume of the sedimentation tank is equal to 600,000 gal and that of
aeration tank is 1 MG. It was observed that the concentration of WAS is 6,400 mg/L with a flow rate of 0.085
MGD. Mixed liquor suspended solids equal to 2,500 ppm.

14. Determine the % volatile matter reduction for a digester when the raw biosolids
volatile matter is 70% and digested biosolids volatile matter is 50%

19. A digester reduces 12,000 pounds of volatile matter per day. Currently, the volatile matter reduction
achieved by the digester is 60%. The rate of gas production is 11.25 cu.ft of gas per pound of volatile
matter. Estimate the gas production in cu.ft/day.

Problem # 24 to # 26: A sanitary engineer was tasked to design a BNR treatment plant in an island.
Population of the island was acquired from municipal office. Records show that the population five years ago
was 821,109 and the present population is 827,359. If the sanitary engineer will base his design on a
twenty-year population forecast, compute the following:
What will be the population of the island twenty years from now using arithmetic method?
What will be the population of the island twenty years from now using geometric method?

Problem # 27 to # 28: A new industry wishes to connect to a city’s collection system. Compute the population
equivalent for the following items assuming 0.17 lb of BOD contribution of each discharger per day.
27. If the industrial discharge will contain an average BOD concentration of 389 mg/L and the average daily flow will
be 72,000 gpd.

Problem # 39 to # 41: Given the following information regarding a primary effluent sample calculate the
following:
After Drying (Before Burning) After Burning (Ash)
Weight of sample and dish 24.6268 g 24.6232 g
Weight of dish (tare weight) 24.6222 g 24.6222 g
Sample volume 50 mL
Calculate in mg/L the amount of suspended solids
Calculate in mg/L the amount of volatile suspended solids
Calculate the % volatile suspended solids of the sample

Problem # 58 to # 61: A community has an estimated population 20 years hence, which is equal to
35,000. The present population is 28,000 & the ave. water consumption is 16 million L/day. The
existing treatment plant has a design capacity of 5 MGD
58. Determine the present per capita consumption
Determine the population equivalent if the present water consumption is 19 million liters per day
60. Determine the rate of growth using arithmetic method
61. Using arithmetic population projection, determine at what year will the existing STP will reach its full
capacity

Problem # 67 to # 70: Given the ff data on sludge volume: Volume of wet sludge = 6.0 cu.m/day
Specific gravity of solids = 2.5 Solids fraction of wet sludge = 15% Solids fraction of dewatered sludge = 25%
67. Volume of dewatered sludge in cu.m/day
68. Compute the specific gravity of the sludge before dewatering
69. Compute the specific gravity of the cake after dewatering
70. Compute the volume of dewatered sludge based from specific gravity of cake sludge, in cu.m/day

Problem # 79 to # 80: Using the data provided below, compute the ff:
BOD of seed material 100 mg/L

Seed material 5 mL
Sample 150 mL
Initial DO level 10 mg/L
Final DO level 6 mg/L
79. Seed correction
80. BOD concentration


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1. Sanitary wastewater from a residential community is 120 gpcd containing 200 mg/L BOD and 240 mg/L
suspended solids. Compute the pounds of BOD per capita and pounds of SS per capita:
a. 0.20 lb and 0.24 lb respectively c. 0.82 lb and 0.64 lb respectively
b. 0.24 lb and 0.20 lb respectively d. 0.40 lb and 0.50 lb respectively
2. Industrial wastewaters have a total flow of 2,930,000 gpd, BOD of 21,600 lb/day, and suspended solids of 13,400
lb/day. Calculate the BOD and suspended solids concentration in mg/L
a. 550 and 890 respectively c. 550 and 500 respectively
b. 890 and 550 respectively d. 600 and 550 respectively
Problem # 3 to # 6: A dairy processing about 250,000 lb of milk daily produces an average of 65,100 gpd of wastewater
with a BOD of 1400 mg/L. The principal operations are bottling of milk and making ice cream, with limited production of
cottage cheese. Compute the following:
3. Flow per 1,000 lb of milk
a. 620.4 gal c. 280.3 gal
b. 206.4 gal d. 260.4 gal
4. BOD per 1,000 lb of milk
a. 4.30 lbs c. 3.04 lbs
b. 2.04 lbs d. 1.40 lbs
5. BOD equivalent population with an assumption that every person discharges 0.20 lb BOD per day
a. 380 persons c. 8,300 persons
b. 4,300 persons d. 3,800 persons
6. Hydraulic equivalent population with an assumption that every person discharges 120 gal per day
a. 450 persons c. 540 persons
b. 54 persons d. 620 persons
7. Determine the effluent concentration if the reactor volume is 100 Liters having a flowrate of 5 L/sec with first order
decay coefficient of 0.05/sec. Assume a plug flow reactor with influent concentration of 10 mg/L
a. 36.8 mg/L c. 4.23 mg/L
b. 3.68 mg/L d. None of the above
8. Determine the ratio of effluent to influent concentration of a complete mixed reactor with volume of 0.50 cubic
meters if the flow rate is 10 L/s. Assume first order decay with constant equal to 0.02/second.
a. 2 c. 0.50
b. 0.2 d. 0.05
9. Determine the reactor volume in a plug flow reactor if k=0.1/sec and flow rate of 3 L/sec. Assume ratio of effluent
to influent concentration is 0.50.
a. 0.0028 cu.m c. 20.79 L
b. 2079 L d. 0.208 cu.m
10. Determine the effluent concentration in an ideal batch after 1 day if the decay coefficient is 0.005/sec if the
influent concentration is 2 mg/L. Assume second order of reaction.
a. 2.31 x 10-3 mg/L c. 3.21 x 10-3mg/L
-3
b. 23.1 x 10 mg/L d. None of the above
Problem # 11 to # 14: Effluent from a wastewater treatment plant is discharged to a surface stream. The characteristics
of the effluent stream are as follows:
Effluent Stream
Flow= 8640 cu.m/day Flow = 1,200 L/s
BOD5= 25 mg/L BOD5 = 2.1 mg/L
Nitrate = 10 mg/L Nitrate = 3 mg/L
Chloride = 15 mg/L Chloride = 5 mg/L
11. Determine the total discharge in cubic meter per second
a. 2.2 cu.m/s c. 130 L/s
b. 13,000 L/s d. 1.3 cu.m/s
12. Determine the BOD5 after mixing of the wastewater and the stream.
a. 3.86 mg/L c. 0.39mg/L
b. 38.6 mg/L d. None of the above
13. Determine the NO3 after mixing of the wastewater and the stream.
a. 3.54 mg/cu.m c. 3.54 mg/L
b. 5.34 mg/ L d. 4.35 mg/L
14. Determine the Chloride after mixing of the wastewater and the stream.
a. 5.77 mg/cu.m c. 5.77 mg/L
b. 0.58 mg/ L d. 4.35 mg/L
15. A treatment plant receives a flow of 3.2 MGD. If the trickling filter effluent is recirculated at the rate of 4.5 MGD,
what is the recirculation ratio?
a. 1.41 c. 0.17
b. 0.71 d. 0.14
16. A trickling filter receives a primary effluent flow of 219.04 L/sec. If the recirculated flow is 4.6 MGD, what is the
recirculation ratio?
a. 0.92 c. 0.02
b. 1.09 d. 47.62
17. Determine the total suspended solids concentration (mg/L) in the effluent if the MCRT is 6.5 days and the flow
rate is 5 MGD. Assume that the volume of the sedimentation tank is equal to 600,000 gal and that of aeration tank
is 1 MG. It was observed that the concentration of WAS is 6,400 mg/L with a flow rate of 0.085 MGD. Mixed liquor
suspended solids equal to 2,500 ppm.
a. 34.1 mg/L c. 28.6 mg/L
b. 14.3 mg/L d. 7.15 mg/L
18. Determine the % volatile matter reduction for a digester when the raw biosolids volatile matter is 70% and
digested biosolids volatile matter is 50%
a. 28.57% c. 40%
b. 70% d. 57.14%
19. A digester reduces 12,000 pounds of volatile matter per day. Currently, the volatile matter reduction achieved by
the digester is 60%. The rate of gas production is 11.25 cu.ft of gas per pound of volatile matter. Estimate the gas
production in cu.ft/day.
a. 225,000 c. 337,500
b. 5,400 d. 81,000
Problem # 20 to # 23: A water sample has a carbon dioxide content of 4 mg/L as CO2, total alkalinity of 140 mg/L as
CaCO3, and magnesium content of 25 mg/L as Mg. Using the ff molecular weight: quicklime= 56; CO2=44; CaCO3=100;
Mg = 24.3; compute the following:
20. Concentration of CO2 in source water as CaO.
a. 5.91 mg/L c. 9.09 mg/L
b. 3.14 mg/L d. 5.09 mg/L
21. Bicarbonate alkalinity removed in softening as CaCO3
a. 250 mg/L c. 78.4 mg/L
b. 318.18 mg/L d. 140 mg/L
22. Magnesium removed in softening
a. 10.85 mg/L c. 8102.88 mg/L
b. 6.08 mg/L d. 57.61 mg/L
23. Estimate the quicklime dosage in mg/L as CaCO3 if the purity of quicklime is 90% and assume 15% excess.
a. 337.32 mg/L c. 180.29 mg/L
b. 204.37 mg/L d. 1054.18 mg/L
Problem # 24 to # 26: A sanitary engineer was tasked to design a BNR treatment plant in an island. Population of the
island was acquired from municipal office. Records show that the population five years ago was 821,109 and the
present population is 827,359. If the sanitary engineer will base his design on a twenty-year population forecast,
compute the following:
24. What will be the population of the island twenty years from now using arithmetic method?
a. 852,839 c. 852,935 e. 892,537
b. 852, 539 d. 852,359
25. What will be the population of the island twenty years from now using geometric method?
a. 852,839 c. 852,935 e. 892,537
b. 852, 539 d. 852,359
26. What will be the population of the island fifty years from now using geometric method?
a. 852,839 c. 852,935 e. 892,537
b. 852, 539 d. 852,359
Problem # 27 to # 28: A new industry wishes to connect to a city’s collection system. Compute the population
equivalent for the following items assuming 0.17 lb of BOD contribution of each discharger per day.
be 72,000 gpd.
a. 1732 c. 2732 e. 13,740
b. 2137 d. 1372
be 0.072 MGD.
a. 1616 c. 1661 e. 16,602
b. 1166 d. 1375
Problem # 29 to # 31: Determine the size of a septic tank to serve 200 persons in a commercial establishment.
Assume 0.057 m3/capita and water depth to be 1.5 m. Assume 1.2 m width of the tank per 100 persons.
29. Determine the volume of the septic tank in cubic meter.
a. 11.4 c. 0.6 e. 14.1
b. 17.1 d. 2.4
30. Determine the width of the septic tank in meter.
a. 11.4 c. 0.6 e. 4.2
b. 17.1 d. 2.4
31. Determine the length of the septic tank in meter.
a. 0.70 c. 3.20 e. 2.30
b. 0.5 d. 12.7
Problem # 32 to # 38: Design a circular tank for sewage flow of 5 ML/day retention period is 1.5 hours and surface
overflow rate of 20 m3/m2/day. Assume effective depth of wall to be 3 meters. Calculate the following:
32. Sewage flow in cu.m/day
a. 500 c. 50,000 e. 5
b. 5000 d. 50
33. Area of circular tank
a. 104.2 sq.m c. 137.5 sq.m e. 205 sq.m
b. 250 sq.m d. 520 sq.m
34. Determine the volume of the tank in cubic meter based from detention time
a. 75 c. 312.5 e. 213.5
b. 3125 d. 750
35. Determine the effective volume of the tank in cubic meter
a. 75 c. 312.5 e. 507
b. 3125 d. 750
36. Effective Area of circular tank in square meter
a. 104.2 sq.m c. 137.5 sq.m e. 401.2
b. 250 sq.m d. 520 sq.m
37. Diameter of circular tank in meter
a. 11.51 c. 19.95 e. 187.4
b. 17.84 d. 13.11
38. What will be the total cost of metal plate if the it the metal to be used is $ 10.00 per linear meter
a. 560.46 c. 178.4 e. 613.9
b. 361.91 d. 115.2
Problem # 39 to # 41: Given the following information regarding a primary effluent sample calculate the following:
After Drying (Before Burning) After Burning (Ash)
Weight of sample and dish 24.6268 g 24.6232 g
Weight of dish (tare weight) 24.6222 g 24.6222 g
Sample volume 50 mL
39. Calculate in mg/L the amount of suspended solids
a. 72 c. 92 e. 27
b. 49.25 d. 46
40. Calculate in mg/L the amount of volatile suspended solids
a. 72 c. 92 e. 29
b. 49.25 d. 46
41. Calculate the % volatile suspended solids of the sample
a. 74 c. 93.4 e. 47.62
b. 78.26 d. 21.74
Problem # 42 to # 43: Raw water requires an alum dose of 45 mg/L, as determined by jar testing. If a residual 30-
mg/L alkalinity must be present in the water to ensure complete precipitation of alum added, compute the following:
42. Calculate the alkalinity that will react with a 45-mg/L alum assuming 1 mg/L alum reacts with 0.45 mg/L alkalinity
a. 100 mg/L c. 20.25 mg/L e. 25.20 mg/L
b. 13.5 mg/L d. 66.67 mg/L
43. Total alkalinity required in mg/L
a. 130 c. 43.5 e. 96.67
b. 50.25 d. 140
Problem # 44 to # 47: A 50 mL wastewater samples were used for each test. Given the following information
regarding a primary effluent sample calculate the following:
Residue after drying @ 105 Residue after drying @ 550
degrees C (g) degrees C
Mass of evaporating dish plus residue 29.3418 29.3397
Tare mass of evaporating dish 27.0013 27.0013
Mass of filter plus Residue of Whatman
1.4897 1.4795
glass filter
Tare Mass of Whatman glass filter 1.4800 1.4800
44. Calculate in mg/L the amount of total solids
a. 204 c. 42 e. 46.8
b. 194 d. 46,810
45. Calculate in mg/L the amount of suspended solids
a. 204 c. 42 e. 19.4
b. 194 d. 46,810
46. Calculate in mg/L the amount of volatile suspended solids
a. 204 c. 42 e. 402
b. 194 d. 46,810
47. Calculate in mg/L the amount of volatile solids
a. 204 c. 42 e. None of the above
b. 194 d. 46,810
Problem # 48 to # 53: Preliminary Treatment Calculations
48. Calculate in cubic foot per day the average removal of screening equipment when the screening pit was full of
450 gallons of screenings after 5-day operations.
a. 20.315 c. 673.2 e. 628.32
b. 11.22 d. 12.03
49. A plant has been averaging a screening removal of 2 cu.ft/MG. If the average daily flow is 1.8 MGD, how many
days will it take to fill the pit with an available capacity of 125 cu.ft?
a. 35 hours c. 43 days e. 70 days
b. 30 days d. 35 days
50. The total daily grit removed for a plant 0.95 cubic meters. If the plant flow is 1.63 x 106 ft3/day, how many cubic
feet of grit are removed per MGD flow?
a. 35.28 c. 2.75 e. 7.25
b. 1.72 d. 3.64
51. The monthly average grit removal is 0.073 cu.m/MG. If the monthly average flow is 2,500,000 gpd, how many
cu.yards must be available for grit disposal if the disposal pit is to have a 90-day capacity?
a. 21.50 c. 16.43 e. 12.05
b. 12.60 d. 18.00
52. It takes a float 50 sec to travel 137 feet in a grit channel. What is the velocity of the flow in the channel in m/s?
a. 9.0 c. 0.81 e. 0.84
b. 0.38 d. 0.03
53. A plant is currently using two grit channels. Each channel is 3 m wide and has a water depth of 7.3 ft. What is the
velocity when the influent flow rate is 4 MGD in m/sec?
a. 0.03 c. 0.30 e. 0.013
b. 0.175 d. 0.009
Problem # 54 to # 56: Considering the data provided by STP operator on hourly flowrate:
7:00 am 30 m3/h 12:00 nn 0 m3/h 5:00 pm 80 m3/h
8:00 am 80 m3/h 1:00 pm 10 m3/h 6:00 pm 100 m3/h
9:00 am 250 m3/h 2:00 pm 3 m3/h 7:00 pm 110 m3/h
10:00 am 200 m3/h 3:00 pm 3 m3/h 8:00 pm 40 m3/h
11:00 am 210 m3/h 4:00 pm 70 m3/h 9:00 pm 5 m3/h
54. Calculate the daily flow rate in m3/hr
a. 1086 c. 1083 e. 1191
b. 1096 d. 1026
55. Calculate the average hourly flow rate (AHF) in m3/hr
a. 73.07 c. 99.25 e. 79.4
b. 78.29 d. 68.4
56. What is the peak hourly flow rate (PHF) in m3/hr?
a. 200 c. 210 e. None of the above
b. 250 d. 110
Problem # 57: If a sampling technique is to be made in a STP having an average flow rate of 2.67 MGD.
57. Calculate the proportioning factor if 10 samples are to be collected if each sample is 400 mL.
a. 50 c. 200 e. 250
b. 100 d. 150
Problem # 58 to # 61: A community has an estimated population 20 years hence, which is equal to 35,000. The present
population is 28,000 & the ave. water consumption is 16 million L/day. The existing treatment plant has a design capacity
of 5 MGD.
58. Determine the present per capita consumption
a. 571.43 L/capita-day c. 178.57 L/capita-day e. 679.25 L/capita-day
b. 457.14 L/capita-day d. 142.86 L/capita-day
59. Determine the population equivalent if the present water consumption is 19 million liters per day
a. 41,563 c. 8313
b. 33,250 d. 74,815
60. Determine the rate of growth using arithmetic method
a. 0.011 capita per year c. 350 capita per year e. 800 capita per year
b. 1750 capita per year d. 530 capita per year
61. Using arithmetic population projection, determine at what year will the existing STP will reach its full capacity
a. 5 years c. 10 years e. 18 years
b. 13 years d. 15 years
Problem # 62 to # 64: Given the following information:
Sewered population 25,000 Sanitary sewer system consisting: Sewer length
Average sewage domestic flow 300 L/capita-day 100 mm building sewer 60 km
Peak hourly sewage
200 mm building sewer 40 km
domestic flow 1200 L/capita-day
40 L/day per km pipe length 250 mm building sewer 20 km
Infiltration rate
per mm pipe diameter 300 mm building sewer 15 km
62. Determine the infiltration rate in Liters per day
a. 34,000 c. 5,400 e. 4,590,000
b. 940,000 d. 28,600
63. Determine the average domestic daily sewage flow in cubic meter per day
a. 75,000 c. 7,500 e. 300,000
b. 6,000 d. 30,000
64. Determine the peak hourly domestic sewage flow in cubic meter per day
a. 75,000 c. 7,500 e. 300,000
b. 6,000 d. 30,000
Problem # 65 to # 66: Two clarifiers are to be evaluated in an existing STP. Average wastewater flowrate of 0.75 m3/sec
and an overflow rate of 50m3/day per sq.meter. Water depth is at elevation 3.00 m.
65. Determine the diameter of each clarifier.
a. 29 m c. 40 m e. None of the above
b. 14 m d. 140 mm
66. Determine the detention time for each clarifier.
a. 22,642 seconds c. 1.40 hours e. None of the above
b. 0.73 hours d. 264 minutes
Problem # 67 to # 70: Given the ff data on sludge volume: Volume of wet sludge = 6.0 cu.m/day
Specific gravity of solids = 2.5 Solids fraction of wet sludge = 15% Solids fraction of dewatered sludge = 25%
67. Volume of dewatered sludge in cu.m/day
a. 10 c. 4.50 e. 2.40
b. 3.6 d. 1.50
68. Compute the specific gravity of the sludge before dewatering
a. 1.099 c. 2.041 e. 1.176
b. 1.818 d. 1.058
69. Compute the specific gravity of the cake after dewatering
a. 1.099 c. 2.041 e. 1.176
b. 1.818 d. 1.058
70. Compute the volume of dewatered sludge based from specific gravity of cake sludge, in cu.m/day
a. 3.6 c. 7.2 e. 3.36
b. 10 d. 6.72
Problem # 71 to # 74: A municipal wastewater treatment plant processes an average of 27,000 m3/day. Additional 80%
of the average flow in considering peak flow. The wastewater contains 200 mg/L BOD and 220 mg/L suspended solids at
average flow and 215 mg/L BOD and 345 mg/L suspended solids at peak flow. Determine the following for a primary
clarifier with a 20-m diameter. Assume effluent BOD of 40 mg/L and effluent TSS of 15 mg/L for average and peak flows.
71. Compute the surface overflow rate at peak flow and during average in m3/day per m2
a. 85.94 and 145.7 respectively c. 85.94 and 154.7 respectively
b. 154.7 and 85.94 respectively d. 54.7 and 58.94 respectively
72. Compute the % BOD removal efficiency at average and during peak flow
a. 87.5 and 80 respectively c. 85 and 87.5 respectively
b. 80 and 78.5 respectively d. 80 and 81.4 respectively
73. Compute the % suspended solids removal efficiency at peak flow and during average
a. 93.2 and 95.7 respectively c. 93.2 and 87.5 respectively
b. 95.7 and 93.2 respectively d. 95.7 and 91 respectively
74. Mass of solids (kg per day) that is removed as sludge from average and peak flow conditions.
a. 5,535 and 21,357 respectively c. 15,535 and 21,357 respectively
b. 5,535 and 16,038 respectively d. 25,535 and 16,038 respectively
Problem # 75 to # 76: BOD computations
75. If the 7 day BOD of a sample is 327 mg/L and ultimate BOD at the same temperature is 590 mg/L, at what rate is
oxidized?
a. 0.50/day c. -0.40/day
b. 0.80/day d. 0.050/day
76. If the 5 day BOD at 37oC is 300 mg/L and in that temperature the rate of deoxygenation (base e) is 0.35/day, what
is the ultimate BOD at 20oC? Use the equation [Lo]T = [Lo]20 (0.02T + 0.6)
a. 150 mg/L c. 217 mg/L
b. 271 mg/L d. 363 mg/L
Problem # 77 to # 78: If the 3-day, 15oC BOD is 250 mg/L, assume k20 (base e) = 0.1/day at 20oC, compute the following:
77. What is the ultimate BOD at 20oC? Assume temperature coefficient θ equal to 1.047
a. 1,309.4 mg/L c. 309.4 mg/L
b. 1,178.4 mg/L d. 718.4 mg/L
78. What will be its 10 day BOD at 30oC? Assume temperature coefficient θ equal to 1.047
a. 1,309.4 mg/L c. 1,482.6 mg/L
b. 1,248.6 mg/L d. 1,718.4 mg/L
Problem # 79 to # 80: Using the data provided below, compute the ff:
BOD of seed material 100 mg/L
Seed material 5 mL
Sample 150 mL
Initial DO level 10 mg/L
Final DO level 6 mg/L
79. Seed correction

a. 1.76 mg/L c. 0.60 mg/L
b. 0.06 mg/L d. 1.67 mg/L
80. BOD concentration
a. 6.80 mg/L c. 4.70 mg/L
b. 4.48 mg/L d. 1.67 mg/L
81. If 62 grams of lime are dissolved in 1.75 L of water, what is the % strength of the lime solution?
a. 2.82 c. 3.4
b. 96.6 d. 97.25
82. What is the estimated biosolids pumping rate for the following wastewater system?
Assume sludge = 8.34 lb/gal Plant flow = 1.27 MGD
Removed biosolids = 1.08% Influent TSS = 317 mg/L Effluent TSS = 105 mg/L
a. 8.57 gpm c. 17.3 gpm
b. 25.89 gpm d. 31.7 gpm

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Wastewater Engineering Practice Problem

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Problem # 3 to # 6: A dairy processing about 250,000 lb of milk daily produces an average of

2. BOD per 1,000 lb of milk

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Problem # 11 to # 14: Effluent from a wastewater treatment plant is discharged to a

11. Determine the total discharge in cubic meter per second

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Calculate in mg/L the amount of suspended solids

Calculate in mg/L the amount of volatile suspended solids

Calculate the % volatile suspended solids of the sample

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58. Determine the present per capita consumption

60. Determine the rate of growth using arithmetic method

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68. Compute the specific gravity of the sludge before dewatering

69. Compute the specific gravity of the cake after dewatering

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BOD of seed material 100 mg/L

79. Seed correction

80. BOD concentration

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79. Seed correction

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