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    MERU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    P.O. Box 972-60200 – Meru-Kenya.


    Tel: 020-2069349, 061-2309217. 064-30320 Cell phone: +254 712524293, +254
    789151411
    Fax: 064-30321
    Website: www.must.ac.ke Email: info@must.ac.ke

    University Examinations 2015/2016


    SECOND YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
    OF SCIENCE IN FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

    ECT 3258: WATER AND WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT IN FOOD PROCESSING.

    DATE: APRIL 2016 TIME: 2 HOURS

    INSTRUCTIONS: - Answer question one and any other two questions

    QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)

    a) What are the main objectives of waste water treatment? (4 marks)


    b) Discuss the following processes as applied in waste water treatment
    (i) Chlorination
    (ii) Ozonation (10 marks)
    c) Explain the following terms as used in waste water treatment
    (i) Theoretical Oxygen Demand (Th.OD)
    (ii) Sludge stabilisation process
    (iii) Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
    (iv) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (10 marks)
    d) Discuss the anaerobic digestion (6 marks)

    QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)

    a) Why is primary sedimentation process important to waste water treatment process?


    (8 marks)
    b) Why is it necessary to remove grit and other materials in grit chamber? (4 marks)
    c) Make short notes under the following

    Meru University of Science & Technology is ISO 9001:2008 Certified


    Foundation of Innovations Page 1
    (i) Aerated Lagoon
    (ii) Stabilization pond
    (iii) Tricking filters
    (iv) Rotating biological contractor (8 marks)

    QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)

    a) Discuss any four major water-borne diseases and the factors that accelerate their spreading.
    (12 marks)
    b) Explain the effects of hardness of water (6 marks)
    c) Discuss any two methods of disposal of screens. (2 marks)

    QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)

    a) Discuss constructed wetlands as a biological means of waste water treatment citing it’s
    advantages and disadvantages. (15 marks)
    b) Differentiate between total solids and dissolved solids (5 marks)

    QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)

    a) What are three main factors that are used in determining the standards of the receiving water
    or the sewage disposal systems. (6 marks)
    b) Discuss municipal solid waste management system (14 marks)

    Meru University of Science & Technology is ISO 9001:2008 Certified


    Foundation of Innovations Page 2

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