The purpose of this course is to help individuals in the water sector to understand the importance of water parameters and their influence in the water quality systems they manage. Water quality refers to the chemical, physical or biological characteristics of water. Water quality is a measure of the condition of water relative to its’ impact on the end use. The most common standards used to assess water quality relate to health of ecosystems, safety of human contact and drinking water.
Curriculum
- 11 Sections
- 48 Lessons
- 52 Weeks
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- Section 1: Sampling1
- Section 2: Water Quality Standards1
- Section 3: Water Parameters Explained0
- Section 4: Biological Parameters6
- Section 5: Disinfectant residuals2
- Section 6: Physical and organoleptic requirements6
- Section 7: Chemical requirements — organic determinand4
- Section 8: Chemical requirements — macro-determinand9
- Section 9: Chemical requirements — micro-determinand17
- 10.2Aluminium20 Minutes
- 10.3Antimony1 Minute
- 10.4Arsenic2 Minutes
- 10.5Barium1 Minute
- 10.6Boron1 Minute
- 10.7Cadmium5 Minutes
- 10.8Chromium3 Minutes
- 10.9Cobalt
- 10.10Copper3 Minutes
- 10.11Cyanide1 Minute
- 10.12Iron1 Minute
- 10.13Lead2 Minutes
- 10.14Manganese10 Minutes
- 10.15Mercury5 Minutes
- 10.16Nickel5 Minutes
- 10.17Selenium12 Minutes
- 10.18Vanadium2 Minutes
- Section 10: Other parameters1
- References1
