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3.00 Credits
(7 class hrs/wk, 6 cr) F Introduces students to field of environmental science, pollution control, and environmental technology. Provides the basic understandings of the normal ecology of the planet and the risks associated with pollution of our environment. Sources of environmental pollution and control technologies including safe drinking water, wastewater treatment, air pollution, solid waste, and hazardous waste management. Prerequisite: Enrolled in Water/Wastewater Technology. Corequisites: WW 6.193 Intro to Aquatic Chemistry & Microbiology, MTH 060 Introduction to Algebra, WR 115 Introduction to College Writing.
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3.00 Credits
(12 class hrs/wk, 7 cr) Sp Develops the basic understanding and required skills for operation of a water treatment system including surface and groundwater sources, raw water storage and pretreatment, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, fluoridation, softening corrosion control, membrane processes, finished water storage, water distribution and safety procedures in the workplace. Prerequisites: WW 6.190 Introduction to Environmental Science & Technology. Corequisite: MTH 065 Elementary Algebra and WW 6.195 Intermediate Aquatic Chemistry & Microbiology.
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3.00 Credits
(12 class hrs/wk, 7 cr) W Covers all the common wastewater treatment processes starting with the wastewater collection system, pretreatment, and primary treatment sections of the plant through the biological secondary treatment steps and ending with selected solids handling procedures. Each treatment alternative is covered with the basic physical/biological concepts of the process and the direct operator skills and activities required for successful operation. Observation, laboratory testing, safety and calculation interpretation are used as monitoring tools in this course. Prerequisite: WW 6.190 Introduction to Environmental Science. Corequisite: MTH 065 Elementary Algebra and WW 6.194 Basic Aquatic Chemistry and Microbiology.
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3.00 Credits
(8 class hrs/wk, 4 cr) F The first in a sequence of three chemistry and microbiology courses for water and wastewater technology students. This course covers general chemistry and microbiology skills and concepts that are applied in the second and third courses in the year-long sequence. Laboratory activities cover lab safety and basic lab skills.
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3.00 Credits
(8 class hrs/wk, 4 cr) W A continuation of WW 6.193 Introduction to Aquatic Chemistry and Microbiology. Covers basic concepts relevant to wastewater treatment and applies them to common wastewater laboratory techniques (e.g. the BOD test, solids tests, microscopic identification, MPN). Prerequisite: WW 6.193 Introduction to Aquatic Chemistry and Microbiology or instructor's approval.
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3.00 Credits
(8 class hrs/wk, 4 cr) Sp Continues WW 6.194 Basic Aquatic Chemistry and Microbiology. Covers basic concepts relevant to drinking water treatment and applies them to common laboratory techniques (e.g. alkalinity, hardness, turbidity, jar test, PA test, chlorine residual). Prerequisite: WW 6.194 Basic Aquatic Chemistry and Microbiology or instructor's approval. LBCC's Alcohol- and Drug-Free Program NTRODUCTION TANDARDS OF ONDUCT ESCRIPTION OF THE EALTH ISKS SSOCIATED WITH THE SE OF LLICIT RUGS AND THE BUSE OF LCOHOL
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3.00 Credits
(6 4 class hrs/wk, 3 cr) Sp This course is designed to cover the standard procedures and processes of solids handling and residuals management. Selected topics to be covered will include chemical addition for sludge conditioning, sludge thickening processes, sludge digestion, mechanical dewatering, composting, land application practices, and related lab procedures. Prerequisite: WW 6.155 Process Control II.
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3.00 Credits
(5 class hrs/wk, 4 cr) Sp Provides an introduction to the instrumentation processes used to monitor and control contemporary water and wastewater treatment facilities. Measurement of temperature, pressure, liquid level and flow, and the transmission and control of these parameters will be discussed. Prerequisite: WW 6.156 Industrial Electricity.
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3.00 Credits
(4 class hrs/wk, 2 cr) F Provides an introduction to hydraulics for water/wastewater treatment plant operators. Includes performing basic hydraulic computations, hydraulic measurement units, pressure, head, head loss, flow and pump calculations. Corequisite: MTH 060 Introduction to Algebra.
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3.00 Credits
(3 class hrs/wk, 3 cr) W A practical course covering flow, head and head loss calculations, pump calculations and pump curves. Applications are made to water distribution systems and sewage collection systems. Corequisite: MTH 095 Intermediate Algebra.
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