Sanitary Engineer Licensure Exam case studies
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The Sanitary Engineer Licensure Examination is the Philippine professional board examination administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) for candidates seeking the title of Sanitary Engineer. Passing it is one of the requirements for registration and issuance of a Professional Identification Card (PIC). The Sanitary Engineer Licensure Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 4,624 words.
1Turbidity Breakthrough at a 45 MLD River Treatment Plant
A 45 MLD conventional surface-water plant using alum coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, rapid gravity filtration and free chlorination draws from a river that normally runs at 15-25 NTU. Three days after a typhoon the raw water reaches 400 NTU with 80 TCU colour, pH 6.4 and total alkalinity of only 30 mg/L as CaCO3.
844 words, about 4 min2Overloaded Activated Sludge Plant and a High-Strength Industrial Connection
A municipal activated sludge plant designed for 8,000 m3/day receives 11,500 m3/day in the wet season because of infiltration and inflow. Influent BOD is 320 mg/L and TSS 300 mg/L.
940 words, about 5 min3Siting and Operating a Sanitary Landfill for a 120,000-Population LGU
A municipality of 120,000 people generates waste at 0.55 kg per capita per day. Waste characterisation shows 45% biodegradable (kitchen and yard waste), 25% recyclable, 20% residual and 10% special waste including used oil containers and waste batteries.
943 words, about 5 min4Stack Test Failure and Community Dust Complaints at a Bunker-Fired Boiler
A food-processing plant runs a 12 tonne-per-hour bunker-fired boiler on a 25 m stack. The latest compliance stack test, at 15,000 dry Nm3 per hour corrected to 7% oxygen, reports particulate matter at 180 mg/Nm3, sulfur dioxide at 850 mg/Nm3 and nitrogen oxides at 700 mg/Nm3.
936 words, about 5 min5Hospital Water Supply, Cross-Connection and Legionella Risk in a New Wing
A 250-bed private hospital is adding a four-storey wing. The existing supply is a 60 m3 roof tank fed from the city main through a float valve.
961 words, about 5 min