Environmental Engineering Laboratory is
equipped with various instruments to perform the following experiments:
Physical
and Chemical Tests
| Color |
Turbidity |
Acidity |
Alkalinity |
| Chloride |
Dissolved oxygen |
BOD |
TOC |
| COD |
Grease & oil
(hexane/ether soluble) |
Chlorine |
Hardness |
| Fluoride |
Specific
conductance |
Sulfate |
Ammonia |
| Heavy metals |
Phenolic compounds |
pH |
Nitrite |
| Solids |
Selected trace
organics |
Sulfide |
Nitrate |
| Cyanide |
Phosphorus (ortho,
poly, & organic) |
Gas analysis |
Organic acids |
| TCLP |
Toxicity |
TKN |
|
Microbiological Tests
|
Enumeration of Indicator Organisms (MPN or MF method): total
coliform,
fecal coliform, and fecal streptococcus. |
|
Total Plate Count |
|
Special microbiological studies on request |
Pilot Plant Studies
|
Biological oxidation (activated sludge, tricking filter, RBC, lagoon,
nitrification, denitrification, and sludge digestion) |
|
Carbon adsorption (batch & column) |
|
Chemical oxidation |
|
Coagulation & flocculation (Jar test) |
|
Disinfection (chlorination & ozonation) |
|
Membrane process (reverse osmosis & hyper filtration) |
|
Oxygen transfer and aeration |
|
Solids sedimentation |
|
Solidification and stabilization |
|
Sludge conditioning and dewatering (vacuum filtration and pressure filtration) |
|
Water softening |
|
