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
- 10.1Aluminium20 Minutes
- 10.2Antimony1 Minute
- 10.3Arsenic2 Minutes
- 10.4Barium1 Minute
- 10.5Boron1 Minute
- 10.6Cadmium5 Minutes
- 10.7Chromium3 Minutes
- 10.8Cobalt
- 10.9Copper3 Minutes
- 10.10Cyanide1 Minute
- 10.11Iron1 Minute
- 10.12Lead2 Minutes
- 10.13Manganese10 Minutes
- 10.14Mercury5 Minutes
- 10.15Nickel5 Minutes
- 10.16Selenium12 Minutes
- 10.17Vanadium2 Minutes
- Section 10: Other parameters1
- References1
