Microbiology: A Systems Approach
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780073402437
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 25, Problem 11TF
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Wastewater is the water which leaves various activities like washing, or from industries or from toilets after flushing. It contains some biodegradable, non-biodegradable, organic, inorganic or suspended solid wastes. Its treatment involves the removal of all the waste products from water as much as possible so that it could be reused for irrigation or other activities.
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Chapter 25 Solutions
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Ch. 25.1 - Compose a sentence about the history of applied...Ch. 25.1 - Define biotechnology, and explain how its uses...Ch. 25.2 - Outline the steps in water purification.Ch. 25.2 - Differentiate water purification from sewage...Ch. 25.2 - Prob. 5AYPCh. 25.2 - Prob. 6AYPCh. 25.2 - List five important pathogens of drinking water.Ch. 25.2 - Provide examples of indicator bacteria, and...Ch. 25.2 - Summarize methods for identifying and quantifying...Ch. 25.3 - Prob. 2CF
Ch. 25.3 - Name five foods and/or beverages that are produced...Ch. 25.3 - Summarize the microbial process that leads to...Ch. 25.3 - Write the equation showing how yeasts convert...Ch. 25.3 - Discuss how microorganisms themselves are useful...Ch. 25.3 - Provide background on current HACCP guidelines,...Ch. 25.3 - Prob. 15AYPCh. 25.3 - Outline basic principles of using temperature to...Ch. 25.3 - List methods other than temperature currently used...Ch. 25.4 - Prob. 18AYPCh. 25.4 - Distinguish between primary and secondary...Ch. 25.4 - List the four steps of industrial product...Ch. 25.4 - Identify five industrial products made by...Ch. 25 - Prob. 1CFCh. 25 - Drinking water utilities monitor their production...Ch. 25 - Milk is usually pasteurized by a. the...Ch. 25 - During sewage treatment, microbial action on a...Ch. 25 - Which of the following is unlikely to be a...Ch. 25 - The bloom in wine making refers to a. the...Ch. 25 - When algae produce biofuels, what is the other...Ch. 25 - Secondary metabolites of microbes are formed...Ch. 25 - In industrial fermentation, which step precedes...Ch. 25 - Which of the following is currently being produced...Ch. 25 - In biotechnology, fermentation refers to a. the...Ch. 25 - Prob. 11TFCh. 25 - Food products should always be kept completely...Ch. 25 - Alcoholic beverages are produced by the...Ch. 25 - Prob. 14TFCh. 25 - Refrigerating food prevents the growth of all...Ch. 25 - a.Summarize one beneficial use of sludge today,...Ch. 25 - Every year, supposedly safe municipal water...Ch. 25 - Provide evidence in support of or refuting the...Ch. 25 - a.List examples of microbes used in the production...Ch. 25 - Prob. 5CTQCh. 25 - Prob. 6CTQCh. 25 - Prob. 7CTQCh. 25 - Further investigate the HACCP system, and...Ch. 25 - Prob. 9CTQCh. 25 - Prob. 10CTQCh. 25 - Prob. 1CCCh. 25 - Prob. 2CCCh. 25 - Prob. 3CCCh. 25 - Prob. 4CCCh. 25 - Prob. 5CCCh. 25 - Prob. 6CCCh. 25 - Prob. 7CCCh. 25 - From chapter 3, figure 3.5b. If this MacConkey...Ch. 25 - Prob. 2VCCh. 25 - Using the words that follow, please create a...
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