Exam 35: Wastewater Treatment, Water Purification, and Waterborne Microbial Diseases

An untreated Entamoeba histolytica infection can invade (the)

Explain why coliforms are used to detect water contamination rather than directly quantifying individual pathogens such as Giardia intestinalis.

Pathogens that are transmitted via the fecal- oral route are the most common type of pathogens that infect drinking water.

For water to be considered safe to drink, it must be treated with four distinct methods.

Treatment of water by chlorination serves two functions: (1)________ and (2) _________ .

Which statement BEST describes sewage and wastewater?

The pathogenic protist Naegleria fowleri can cause extensive hemorrhaging and brain damage, a disease termed________ .

The purpose of amending anionic polymers in sedimentation basins is to

Describe the general processes that occur in a sludge digestor.

The mechanical process by which debris is removed from industrial wastewater is called________.

Giardia cysts are found in most surface water sources in the United States.

Chlorine in water is extremely volatile, so ________is commonly added to chlorine- containing water to form a nonvolatile compound that serves as a primary disinfectant.