Q2: A coagulation treatment plant with a flow of 0.5 m/sec is dosing alum at 23 mg/l. No other chemical is being added. The raw water suspended solids concentration is 37 mg/l. The effluent suspended solids concentration is measured as 12 mg/l. The sludge content is 1% and the specific gravity of sludge solids is 3.01. What volume of sludge must be disposed of each day? Based on your result, remark with tolerance to water treatment process.

Q2: A coagulation treatment plant with a flow of 0.5 m/sec is dosing alum at 23 mg/l. No other chemical is being added. The raw water suspended solids concentration is 37 mg/l. The effluent suspended solids concentration is measured as 12 mg/l. The sludge content is 1% and the specific gravity of sludge solids is 3.01. What volume of sludge must be disposed of each day? Based on your result, remark with tolerance to water treatment process.

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is being added. The raw water suspended solids concentration is 37 mg/l. The effluent suspended
solids concentration is measured as 12 mg/l. The sludge content is 1% and the specific gravity of
sludge solids is 3.01. What volume of sludge must be disposed of each day? Based on your result,
remark with tolerance to water treatment process.

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