Live now on the Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) Knowledge Center website is a new online course, Fundamentals of Preliminary Treatment.
The course provides an overview of
- components of the preliminary treatment process;
- safety concerns associated with its operations;
- types of screening equipment and their functions;
- methods of disposing material collected;
- types and operation of grit-removal systems;
- components of and function of septage-receiving stations;
- sources of and alternatives for controlling odors;
- flow measurement and management methods; and
- purpose and principles of operation of comminutors and grinders.
Participants can earn 0.3 Continuing Education Units or 3 Contact Hours. The course costs $75 for members and $111 for nonmembers.
July 5, 2012
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