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Water Quality Monitoring

Water Engineering · Level 6  ·  6 Chapters

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Chapters

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Conduct water sampling
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2
Apply chemical water quality principles
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3
Apply microbial water quality principles
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4
Conduct Water quality tests
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Conduct waste water quality tests
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6
Prepare water quality reports
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What Water Quality Monitoring covers: 44 main topics in 6 chapters

1. Conduct water sampling

  1. 1.1 Theory and principles of water sampling
  2. 1.2 Objectives of water quality sampling
  3. 1.3 Methods of water quality sampling
  4. 1.4 Water quality sampling equipment and supplies
  5. 1.5 Sample handling for water quality testing
  6. 1.6 Water quality field measurements
  7. 1.7 Water sampling practice

2. Apply chemical water quality principles

  1. 2.1 F Physicochemical parameters of water quality
  2. 2.2 Chemical parameters of water quality
  3. 2.3 Water and effluents for physical/chemical analysis
  4. 2.4 Physiochemical parameters of water quality (Colour, odour, taste, turbidity, temperature – causes, effects, standards pH, alkalinity, hardness – causes, effects, standards Dissolved Oxygen (DO), BOD, COD – meaning, importance, standards Major ions (chlorides, sulphates, nitrates) & heavy metals (lead, arsenic, mercury) – sources, effects)
  5. 2.5 Chemical parameters of water quality
  6. 2.6 Sampling types (grab, composite), sample collection procedures, preservation techniques, chain of custody
  7. 2.7 Physical and chemical water quality test reports
  8. 2.8 Laboratory safety

3. Apply microbial water quality principles

  1. 3.1 Microbiological limits of water quality
  2. 3.2 Water and effluent sampling for microbial analysis
  3. 3.3 Microbial water quality analysis principles and application
  4. 3.4 Microbiological water quality testing
  5. 3.5 Microbial parameters of water quality
  6. 3.6 Microbiological water quality reports

4. Conduct Water quality tests

  1. 4.1 Concepts and terminology in water quality testing
  2. 4.2 Objectives of water quality testing
  3. 4.3 Physical and chemical parameters of water quality
  4. 4.4 Biological parameters of water quality
  5. 4.5 Water quality standards and regulations
  6. 4.6 Water sources standards and regulations
  7. 4.7 Chemical and reagents preparation for water quality testing
  8. 4.8 Physical and chemical water quality analysis
  9. 4.9 Chemical dosing tests for water treatment:
  10. 4.10 Water treatment chemicals specification tests
  11. 4.11 Biological water quality analysis Safety in chemical and microbial water quality testing

5. Conduct waste water quality tests

  1. 5.1 Concepts and terminology in wastewater quality testing
  2. 5.2 Objectives of wastewater quality testing
  3. 5.3 Wastewater quality standards and regulations (NEMA and WHO)
  4. 5.4 Industrial effluent and sludge quality standards and regulations
  5. 5.5 Parameters of physical and chemical wastewater quality
  6. 5.6 Parameters of microbial wastewater quality
  7. 5.7 Chemical and reagents preparation for wastewater quality analysis
  8. 5.8 Wastewater quality testing equipment
  9. 5.9 Physical and chemical wastewater quality analysis 5.10 Microbial wastewater quality analysis 5.11 Microbiological indicators of water contamination. 5.12 Chemical safety and biosafety practices in wastewater quality testing

6. Prepare water quality reports

  1. 6.1 Data analysis and interpretation
  2. 6.2 Concepts of chemical balance in water quality test results
  3. 6.3 Format of water quality report

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