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Approved Environment Inc. is an approved training provider. We provide professional instructions along with the practical up-to-date knowledge you need to remain certified in the environmental field. We are pleased to offer the most popular and effective classes to prepare wastewater operators for their State exam. If you plan to take the certification exam or need to renew your existing license, Approved Environment classes will help you accomplish your goals.
Wastewater Certification Review
Study online and review topics directly related to the exam questions. Test yourself by answering multiple choice questions as you study. Receive free online practice exam upon completing your class. This certification practice exam is similar to the electronic exams administered by your state. Upon passing your exam, your continuing education to maintain your new license is on us. We are giving up to 10 hours credit ($200 value) to all the visitors who order the wastewater certification review classes to use towards continuing education for their new licenses.
Registration:
You can register online. If you have questions or need to register by phone, please call 1-877-241-9858.
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Wastewater Mathematics description Laboratory Analysis description Activated Sludge/Biological Process Control description Solids Handling Operations description Advanced Treatment description Disinfection description Operation and Maintenance description
Review topics directly related to the exam questions. Topics discussed include: Screening, grit removal, pre-aeration, primary clarifier design and troubleshooting, trickling filters and RBCs, activated sludge process and troubleshooting. Package plants and oxidation ditches, advanced waste treatment, filtration, nitrogen and phosphorous removal, effluent disinfection, chlorination and ultra violet irradiation, laboratory tests and Mathematics. Included in this package are the following courses: Wastewater Preliminary Treatment, Primary Treatment, Activated Sludge I & II, Aerobic and Anaerobic Sludge Digestion, Trickling Filters and RBCs, Final Effluent I & II, Disinfection by Chlorine, UV Disinfection, Solids Handling Alternatives, Solids Dewatering, Basic Mathematics, Wastewater Practice Problems, Laboratory Terms, Equipment & Sampling and Laboratory Procedures for Plant Control.
Review topics directly related to the exam questions. Topics discussed include: Use of water by industry, Industrial waste streams, Waste segregation, Metal waste streams, Neutralization and precipitation, Trickling Filters and RBCs, Activated sludge process and troubleshooting, Filtration, Nitrogen and phosphorous removal, Laboratory tests and Mathematics. Included in this package are the following courses: Industrial Waste Treatment I, Industrial Waste Treatment II, Removing Metals from Wastewater, Trickling Filters and RBCs, Activated Sludge I, Activated Sludge II, Sequencing Batch Reactors, Aerobic and Anaerobic Sludge Digestion, Air Stripping and Carbon adsorption, Solids Handling Alternatives, Solids Dewatering, Basic Mathematics, Wastewater Practice Problems, Laboratory Terms, Equipment & Sampling, Laboratory Procedures for Plant Control and Filtration.
Review topics directly related to the exam questions. Topics discussed include: Included in this package are the following courses: Wastewater Preliminary Treatment, Primary Treatment, Maintenance II/Pumps, Final Effluent I, Final Effluent II, Disinfection by Chlorine, UV Disinfection, Solids Dewatering, Basic Mathematics, Wastewater Mathematics Practice Problems, Laboratory Terms, Equipment & Sampling and Laboratory Procedures for Plant Control.
Practice solving wastewater treatment plant arithmetic problems. Include typical wastewater plant problems such as flows, grit channels, sedimentation tanks and clarifiers, trickling filters, activated sludge, chlorination, chemical doses, and design problems. Learn how to use basic conversion factors and formulas to solve these problems. Included in this package are the following courses: Basic Mathematics, Advanced Mathematics, Understanding Wastewater Mathematics and Wastewater Mathematics Practice Problems.
Topics Include: Industrial Discharge Characteristics, Industrial Waste Prevention and Reduction, Use of Water by Industry, Water Reuse, Waste Segregation, Metals Treatment, Cyanide Destruction, Neutralization and Precipitations, Coagulant and Polymers use. Included in this package are the following courses: Industrial Waste Treatment I & II, Removing Metals from Wastewater Air Stripping and Carbon Adsorption, Sequencing Batch Reactors (SBRs), Chemistry I/Water Chemistry, Chemistry II/The Periodic Table, Filtration, Membrane Technology and Odor Control.
Topics Include: Pretreatment Options, Primary Treatment and Solids Separation, Biological Treatment Operations and Systems, Final Effluent and Disinfection. Included in this package the following courses: Wastewater Preliminary Treatment, Primary Treatment, Biochemical Oxygen Demand Concept and Treatment, Activated Sludge I, Activated Sludge II, Trickling Filters and RBCs, Final Effluent I, Final Effluent II, Disinfection by Chlorine and UV Disinfection
This class provides critical and important instructions and tips on how to perform laboratory analysis on wastewater and develop a laboratory Quality Assurance Plan that will generate sound scientific laboratory data. Topics include: Quality control measures, equipment maintenance and calibration, grade A water, solutions and reagents, sampling, preservation of samples and wastewater analysis procedures. Included in this package are the following courses: Laboratory Terms, Equipment and Sampling, Laboratory Procedures for Plant Control, BOD, DO and COD and Ammonia, pH and Chlorine.
This session addresses several critical components of the activated sludge process. Floc Formation reviews the types of floc particles and the changes that affect floc formation. Topics include: Microbiology of activated sludge, toxicity by heavy metals, removing nitrogen in activated sludge systems. Nitrification and denitrification review the causes and control of these biological processes. Introduction to bioaugmentation reviews the concepts and costs associated with the addition of bacteria to the treatment process. Included in this package are the following courses: Activated Sludge I & II, Biochemical Oxygen Demand Concept and Treatment and Biological Nitrogen Removal.
The sessions included will address the following areas: Why concentration of the solids in the discharge is regulated. The methods used to remove solids from secondary effluents. Solids Dewatering equipment and how to improve the quality of the effluent by chemical Treatment. Included in this package are the following courses: Solids Handling Alternatives, Solids Dewatering, Stabilization VS Conditioning, Filtration and Aerobic and Anaerobic Sludge Digestion.
The sessions included will address specific operations to improve removal of specific pollutants and will include description of design modifications used to accomplish this goal. Included in this package are the following courses: Biological Nitrogen Removal, Oxidation Ditches, Removing Metals from Wastewater, Sequencing Batch Reactors, Membrane Technology, Package Plants and Settleability and Loss of Solids.
Disinfection is the destruction of pathogenic bacteria and the ultimate measure of effectiveness is the bacteriological results. Learn how chlorine is used to disinfect wastewater. Chlorine byproducts and their dangers. Learn how Ultraviolet (UV) Irradiation is used in disinfection. Chlorine versus UV. Learn about Ozone applications in water and wastewater. Learn how laboratory results are used to measure the disinfection effectiveness. Included in this package are the following courses: Disinfection by Chlorine, UV Disinfection and Ozone Disinfection.
This class will cover maintenance and safety in addition to critical operation topics. Included in this package are the following courses: Operation and Control of a Wastewater Treatment Plant, Clarifiers Optimization, Maintenance II/Pumps, Septic Systems and Their Maintenance, Safety and Odor Control.
Wastewater Certification Review Textbook
The Wastewater Certification Review textbook is an excellent guide for wastewater certification. Each year many students who study from this book not only pass the State exam but also have achieved top scores in Indiana in different levels and classifications. The book contains municipal, industrial, laboratory, safety, and technical topics that are directly related to the test. Included in the book are 700 multiple-choice questions with answers and a final exam. The purpose of these questions is to help the students practice and test themselves before taking the exam. The cost of the book is $65.00 plus $10.00 S&H. The book can be purchased online during registration.
