Following completion of Chapter 2, students should be able to:

1. Identify the major classifications of waste materials.
2. List the different types of solids in wastewater.
3. Explain the effects of waste discharges on humans and the environment.
4. Explain the purposes of on-site systems, small wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal systems.
5. Identify and describe the types of collection systems commonly used in small wastewater treatment systems.
6. Describe the typical wastewater flow pattern through conventional treatment processes.
7. Recognize and describe various types of wastewater package treatment plants.
8. Explain how wastewater can be disinfected.
9. Recall and list several common effluent and solids disposal methods.

The purpose of this chapter is to give students an overview of the various types of individual, on-site wastewater treatment and disposal methods as well as the types of wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal methods commonly used by small wastewater agencies.

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