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Instructions
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2) type your response
When you close the document you will be prompted to save your changes. Save the document to your computer hard drive
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When finished, print it and keep it with the other forms and records. You may be required to submit this document as part
of your evidence of learning for this task. Please check with your instructor or team leader.
What form of alum is used in your workplace, and what are its characteristics, for example
concentration and specific gravity in liquid form?
What is the average daily flow for your plant and what injection rates of alum are normally used
and at what times of the year? What happens in your workplace if a new dose rate exceeds the
current capability of the feeder/injector to deliver it?
Does your workplace have the ability to carry our jar tests, or do samples have to be sent away to
another lab for testing. What is the procedure in your workplace?
2) Test for the optimum pH level on the dose of coagulant from the first test.
Record your results using workplace forms or the template provided. Attach your results to this
worksheet.
Floc Characteristics 1 2 3 4 5 6
After flash mixing
After rapid mix
5 min slow mix
10 min slow mix
15 min slow mix
Floc Settling 1 2 3 4 5 6
5 mins
10 mins
20 mins
30 mins
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