Iron and Manganese Removal/Control Strategies

CEU Value 0.7

Course Overview

This is a live virtual training session in the morning on both days with interaction between trainer and participants. Participants must be on an individual computer and have access to internet, a camera, microphone and access to Zoom, YouTube and Surveyplanet (links will be sent by chat during Zoom session). A manual for this session will be couriered to the participants a week prior to the delivery and a link will be sent by email to join the live session.

This course will review various aspects of iron and manganese in drinking water – occurrence, aesthetic implications, chemistry, the impact on water quality and microbial activity.

Participants will learn iron and manganese removal technologies and their limitations, with a specific focus on iron and manganese sequestration advantages and disadvantages

By the end of this session, participants will have gained an understanding of:
• Explain the occurrence of Iron (Fe) and Manganese (Mn) in source water, its chemistry and its implications
• Identify the various removal and control strategies with some case studies
• Calculate the oxidant requirement for Fe and Mn removal
• Perform testing for Fe and Mn using standard methods

Target Audience

This course is intended for experienced drinking water treatment operators and supervisors. This course may also be of interest to distribution operators wishing to gain a better understanding of sequestration.

Delivery Methods Possible

Classroom, On Site, Virtual

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