ABSTRACT

This manual is prepared to enhance the wastewater treatment plant operator's understanding of laboratory theory and procedure in the testing of wastewater, to appreciate the nature of the contaminants under analysis, the analytical methods, and their limitations.

chapter 1|7 pages

Sampling and Laboratory Safety

chapter 2|8 pages

Quality Assurance/Qualify Control

chapter 3|9 pages

Weights, Volumes and Concentrations

chapter 5|14 pages

Solids

chapter 6|7 pages

Dissolved Oxygen

chapter 7|6 pages

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)

chapter 8|4 pages

Chemical Oxygen Demand

chapter 9|6 pages

Phosphorus

chapter 10|19 pages

Nitrogen

chapter 11|4 pages

Chemical Dosage—Jar Testing

chapter 12|8 pages

Chlorine Residual

chapter 13|4 pages

Volatile Acids/Alkalinity