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18-Env-A4 Water and Wastewater Engineering: December 2013

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  1. Question 1 Discrete Settling Theory & Indicator Organisms
  2. Question 2 Water Treatment Process Schematic
  3. Question 3 Chlorination Curve & Coagulation/Settling Concepts
  4. Question 4 Wastewater Parameter Definitions
  5. Question 5 Activated Sludge — WAS Volume and Aeration Tank Sizing
  6. Question 6 Oxygen/Air Requirement and Anaerobic Digestion

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National Exams — December 2013 — 04-Env-A4 / Water and Wastewater Engineering. 3 hours duration; closed book with one double-sided aid sheet; approved calculator permitted. The paper instructs candidates to attempt any two questions from Part A and any two from Part B (100 marks); all six are solved below for completeness.

Reference texts. Metcalf & Eddy, Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Resource Recovery (5th ed.) — activated-sludge kinetics, nitrification, aeration, anaerobic digestion; Davis & Cornwell, Introduction to Environmental Engineering (6th ed.) — discrete settling theory, indicator organisms, coagulation chemistry; MWH’s Water Treatment: Principles and Design (3rd ed.) — process selection, softening, rapid sand filtration; Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality (Health Canada).