Miscellaneous Treatment Methods

This set of MCQs helps students to learn about miscellaneous treatment methods which describes several miscellaneous treatments that can be used to improve the hardness, pH, color, taste, odor and cloudiness of water.

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What concentration of iron and manganese will cause unpleasant taste and odor of water?

1ppm 2ppm 3ppm >3ppm

By which process dissolved manganese compounds can be converted into insoluble manganese compounds?

Aeration Coagulation Sedimentation Flocculation

For removal of iron from water ________ mg of oxygen is required.

0.14 0.50 1 1.5

For removal of manganese from water ________ mg of oxygen is required.

0.14 0.50 0.29 0.90

Which of the following regarding ozonation is incorrect?

Improves the appearance of water Removes traces of color Remove odor Remove phenolic and algae taste

Iron and Manganese are generally present in water supplies as ____________.

Suspension

Solution

Colloidal particles

Either suspension or solution

The presence of Sulfate iron in the water results in ____________.

Odorless water

Acidity in water

Colorless water

Growth of crenothrix in water mains

The reddish tinge in the water is due to the presence of ____________.

Zinc

Copper

Iron

Manganese

The brown tinge in the water is due to the presence of ____________.

Zinc

Copper

Iron

Manganese

By aeration process, dissolved iron is oxidized into ____________.

Ferrous oxide

Ferric oxide

Ferrous hydroxide

Ferric hydroxide

Removal of manganese from water takes place at a pH of ______.

1.5

3

6

9.4

When small amounts of iron and manganese are present in water, they are removed by ____________.

Aeration

Coagulation

Manganese zeolite

Filtration

Removal of iron from water takes place at a pH of ______.

1.5

3

8.2

9.4

The taste produced by a microorganism, can be controlled by ____________.

Potassium per-manganate

Potassium dichromate

Sodium chloride

Iodine

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Miscellaneous Treatment Methods
Questions: 14
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