Microbiology of Waste Water – Section 1

6. Advanced treatment is generally used to treat waste water to

A. remove coarse solids
B. remove settleable solids
C. reduce BOD
D. remove additional objectionable substances

Correct Answer: D. remove additional objectionable substances
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7. Treatment of municipal water supplies is based upon

A. coagulation, filtration, chlorination
B. chlorination, filtration, coagulation
C. filtration, coagulation, chlorination
D. coagulation, chlorination, filtration

Correct Answer: A. coagulation, filtration, chlorination
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8. What is an anaerobic digester?

A. New diet drink
B. Microbe that eats hazardous waste
C. Method to convert agricultural waste into a biogas
D. All of the above

Correct Answer: C. Method to convert agricultural waste into a biogas
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9. The use of microbes to break down synthetic waste products such as polychlorinated biphenyls is called

A. bioinformatics
B. biolistics
C. biotechnology
D. bioremediation

Correct Answer: D. bioremediation
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10. Activated sludge contains a large number of

A. bacteria
B. yeasts and molds
C. protozoa
D. all of these

Correct Answer: D. all of these
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