Course Objective: To teach learners how basic principles of chemistry and microbiology apply to and influence drinking water treatment.
This course is part of the Water Treatment Fundamentals bundle. Four Contact Hours (or 0.4 CEUs) will be granted upon completion of this course.
Disclosure: None
Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:
List…
✓ the main categories of pathogenic organisms in raw water
Describe…
✓ periodic table of elements
✓ atomic structure and states of matter
✓ acids, bases and salts
✓ the presence/absence microbiological test method
✓ the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Explain…
✓ hydrogen ion concentration (pH)
Express…
✓ results in significant figures
Identify…
✓ chemicals that contribute alkalinity to water
✓ molecules, elements and compounds
✓ common microbial contaminants in raw water
Calculate…
✓ percent weight of elements in a compound
✓ dilution factors
✓ chemical solution concentration
✓ stoichiometric quantities
✓ density and specific gravity
Use…
✓ the multiple tube fermentation method for microbiological analysis of water sample
✓ the membrane filtration method for microbiological analysis of water sample
Interpret…
✓ HPC (Heterotrophic Plate Count) results
Differentiate…
✓ categories of chemical contaminants in drinking water
Distinguish…
✓ between presumptive and confirmed coliform results
Compare…
✓ approved analytical procedures for coliform analysis
Set-up…
✓ chemical formulas and equations
✓ chemical reactions
Prepare…
✓ solution dilutions
✓ chemical reagents
A. BASIC CHEMISTRY
1. Matter
2. Atomic Structure
3. Periodic Table of Elements
4. Compounds and Molecules
5. Chemical Reactions
5.a. Ionic Bonds
5.b. Covalent Bonds
6. Chemical Formulas and Chemical Equations
7. Expression of Results and Significant Figures
7.a. Significant Figures and Rounding Off
8. Computation of Percent Weight of Elements in a Compound
9. Computation of Stoichiometric Quantities
10. Categories of Chemical Contaminants in Drinking Water
11. Solutions and Computation of Percent Strength
12. Density and Specific Gravity
13. Mixing and Dilution
14. Acids, Bases, and Salts
14.a. Preparation of uniform acid and base solutions
15. pH
16. Alkalinity
B. BASIC MICROBIOLOGY
1. Pathogenic organisms
1.a. Bacteria
1.b. Viruses
1.c. Protozoans
2. Indicator organisms
3. Revised Total Coliform Rule
4. Coliform and Heterotrophic Plate Count Analysis
CHAPTER 3 QUESTIONS
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Course Includes
- 1 Lesson
- 2 Topics
- 1 Quiz
- Course Certificate
