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1 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Louisiana State University EVEG 3100 Spring 2024 Water and Wastewater Treatment Homework: Assignment #1 Due: Feb. 6, 2024 1.
Based on the tabulated information provided below for analysis of a water sample, the total solids concentration of the water (in mg/L) is most nearly? Mass of empty dish 78.012 g Mass dish + dry solids 78.119 g Mass dish + ignited solids 78.108 g Volume of water sample 185 mL A.
5.8×10
-3
B.
5.8×10
-1
C.
5.9×10
1
D.
5.2×10
2
E.
5.8×10
2
2.
Based on information presented in Problem 1, the total volatile solids concentration in the water (in units of mg/L) was most nearly? A.
5.8×10
-3
B.
5.9×10
-2
C.
5.9×10
1
D.
5.2×10
2
E.
5.8×10
2
3.
Given the following data for a water sample, the total suspended solids (TSS) concentration in units of mg/L is most nearly? Suspended solids data Weight of empty dish + filter disk 2.1200 g Weight dish + filter disk + dry solids 2.1382 g Weight dish + filter disk + ignited solids 2.1325 g Volume of water sample filtered 525 mL Dissolved solids data Mass of empty dish 85.3373 g Mass dish + dry solids 85.3770 g Mass dish + ignited solids 85.3753 g Volume of water sample 85
mL A. 3.5×10
-5
B. 3.5×10
-2
C. 1.1×10
2
D. 2.4×10
2 E. 3.5×10
2
2 4.
Based on the data presented in Problem 3, the percentage of total suspended solids that are volatile suspended solids is most nearly? A.
11% B.
19% C.
31% D.
46% E.
68% F.
320% 5.
Based on the information presented in Problem 3, the concentration of fixed dissolved solids for the water (in units of mg/L) is most nearly? A.
2.4×10
1
B.
3.2×10
1
C.
4.4×10
2
D.
4.7×10
2
E.
5.0×10
2
6.
Based on the information presented in problem 3 above, the percentage of total dissolved solids that are volatile is most nearly? A.
6.8 B.
11 C.
31 D.
68 E.
93 7.
A water sample contains 16 mg/L of nitrate (NO
3
-
). The concentration of nitrate expressed in units of parts per million (ppm) is __________________(fill in the blank). 8.
8. Based on the information presented in the preceding problem, the concentration of nitrate expressed in units of moles/L is most nearly? A. 2.6×10
-4 B. 2.6×10
-1 C. 1.6×10
1 D. 6.2×10
1 E. 1.6×10
4 9.
Chlorophenols impart unpleasant taste to drinking water at concentrations as low as 5 mg/m
3
. These compounds are formed when the chlorine disinfection process is applied to phenol-containing waters. The unpleasant taste threshold in units of
g/L is most nearly? A.
5×10
-6
B.
5×10
-3
C.
5×10
0
D.
5×10
3
E.
5×10
6
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