EVEG 3110_HW_1_Assigned_01_30_24_moe (1)

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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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