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Water-and-waste-water Questions Set 32:

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A wastewater sample contains 10-5.6 mol/L of OH- ions at 25°C. The pH of this sample is

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Which of the following water distribution systems provides 'Economy and simplicity'?

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What will be the surface area of the basin (in m2) for a flow of 2 × 106 liters per day having a surface loading rate of 10,000 liters/day/m2?

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Which instrument is used to measure the turbidity of water when the turbidity is more than 100 ppm?

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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

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What is the primary cause of eutrophication in water bodies?

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Effluent from a wastewater treatment plant (flow rate = 8640 m³/day, temperature = 25°C) is discharged to a surface stream (flow rate = 1.2 m/s, temperature = 15°C). What is the temperature of the stream after mixing?

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Consider the following impurities that need to be removed in a water treatment plant:

1. CO2 and H2S

2. Finely-divided suspended matter

3. Disease-causing bacteria

4. Excess alkalinity

What is the correct sequence to remove these impurities?

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Match List-I (Name of impurity in water) with List-II (Removed by) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I

A. Fluorides

B. Manganese

C. Taste and odour

List-II

1. Activated carbon

2. Activated alumina

3. Manganese zeolite

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Find the required surface area of the oxidation pond which is to be provided for sewage treatment in a village of 2000 persons contributing sewage of 80 liters per capita per day (lpcd). The 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) of the sewage is 200 mg/L. The organic loading of the pond is taken as 150 kg/hectare/day.

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