Maricopa Community Colleges  WRT240   20032-20046 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/10/02
WRT240 20032-20046 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Water Quality
Fundamental chemical and physical factors involved in evaluating water quality. Water quality deterioration from land fills, underground storage tanks, and hazardous waste. Sampling techniques of groundwater, soil, and surface water. Quality assurance, quality control, and data processing techniques included. Prerequisites: WRT100, WRT110, CHM130, CHM130LL and MAT122 or permission of department.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
WRT240   20032-20046 Water Quality
1. Describe the constituents and the properties of water including cations and anions. (I)
2. Define nonionic constituents and list examples. (I)
3. List water-quality characteristics for surface water and groundwater.(II)
4. Compare and contrast natural pollutants and man-made pollutants in relation to water-quality deterioration. (III)
5. Describe specific methods for waste-water reclamation and re-use. (III)
6. Define "waste-assimilation" capacity in relation to water-quality deterioration. (III)
7. Describe water-quality requirements for domestic/municipal water supply, industrial water supply, agricultural water supply and recreation. (IV)
8. List water-quality requirements necessary to support aquatic life. (IV)
9. List conventional methods for treating water. (V)
10. Describe methods for demineralization of saline water. (V)
11. List major sources of water-quality data. (VI)
12. Describe sampling techniques and analytical procedures for sampling and analyzing changes in water quality and for hazardous wastes. (VII)
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WRT240   20032-20046 Water Quality
    I. Constituents and Properties of Water
        A. Cations
        B. Anions
        C. Nonionic constituents
        D. Properties
      II. Water-quality characteristics
          A. Surface water
          B. Groundwater
        III. Water-quality deterioration
            A. Natural pollutants
            B. Man-made pollutants
            C. Waste-water reclamation and re-use
            D. Waste-assimilative capacity
          IV. Water-Quality Requirements for Specific Uses
              A. Domestic and municipal water supply
              B. Industrial water supply
              C. Agricultural water supply
              D. Aquatic life
              E. Recreation
            V. Water Treatment for Selective Uses
                A. Conventional methods
                B. Demineralization of saline water
              VI. Sources of Water-Quality Data
                  A. Federal agencies
                  B. State agencies
                  C. County health agencies
                VII. Water-Quality Determination
                    A. Sampling techniques
                    B. Analytical procedures
                    C. Units of expression
                    D. Changes in quality
                    E. Hazardous wastes
                    F. Underground storage tanks
                    G. Landfills
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