Basic Chapter 5

Front

What treatment technology is commonly used to remove dissolved gasses such as hydrogen sulfide from water?

Back

Aeration

Front

Explain the purpose of filtration:

Back

To reduce suspended solids

Front

What treatment technology can be used to reduce organic tastes and odor from water?

Back

Adsorption

Front

Which type of water treatment unit should come first in the treatment sequence to protect other units from suspended particle fouling? Options: Filtration, Aeration, Adsorption, Distillation

Back

Filtration

Front

How does distillation work?

Back

Evaporation and Condensation

Front

Is hardness formed from Cations or Anions?

Back

Cations

Front

Does softening increase the TDS of the water?

Back

Yes, slightly

Front

_______ is when a softener goes through the backwash, brine, and rinse sequence.

Back

Regeneration

Front

Can softening remove NEARLY all hardness?

Back

Yes

Front

Which has more exchange capacity, synthetic resins or natural zeolite?

Back

Synthetic Resins