Environmental Online Classes
Solid Waste Operations
Certificate
This four course program includes: landfill
operations, composting operations, household hazardous waste and wastewater
treatment II.
Wastewater Treatment
Operations Certificate
Clean water is essential for everyday life. Water treatment plant and system
operators treat water so that it is safe to drink. Most State drinking water
and water pollution control agencies require courses to improve operators’
skills and knowledge.
Water - Coagulation &
Flocculation
This course teaches you to describe the need for coagulation and
flocculation, how to perform a jar test, how to select the proper coagulant
and determine the dosage and how to adjust chemical feed rates.
Water - Disinfection &
Chlorination
This course explains the principles of wastewater disinfection with
chlorine, teaches the operator on how to control the chlorination process to
obtain the desired effluent disinfection and how to handle chlorine safely.
Water - Filtration
This course describes the various types of potable water filters and how
they work and explains how other treatment processes affect the performance
of the filtration process.
Water - Fixed Film
Processes
This course explains the principles of the trickling filter treatment
process and the operation of the process. The operator trains on how to
inspect a new trickling filter for proper installation, how to place a new
filter in operation and how to schedule and safely conduct operation and
maintenance duties.
Water - Fluoridation
This course explains the reason for fluoridating drinking water describes
how fluoridation programs are implemented and lists the compounds used to
furnish the fluoride ion.
Water - Iron &
Manganese
This course identifies and describes the various processes used to control
iron and manganese. It explains how to collect samples for analysis or iron
and manganese and how to troubleshoot red water problems.
Water - Pollution
Control
This course gives reasons for preventing pollution and identifies various
types of waste discharges. It helps the operator recognize the effects of
waste discharges on receiving waters.
Water - Pond Systems
This course explains how wastewater stabilization ponds work and what
factors influence and control pond treatment processes.
Water - Preliminary
Treatment
This course explains the purposes of racks, screens, communitors, grit
channels, grit separators and pre-aeration. The operator learns how to
properly start up, operate, shut down and maintain the preliminary treatment
process.
Water - Sedimentation
This course identifies factors affecting the performance of sedimentation
basins, describes various types of sedimentation basins and how they work,
explains how to start up and shut down sedimentation basins and how to
operate and maintain a sedimentation process and basins.
Water - Suspended
Growth Systems
This course explains the principles of the activated sludge process and the
factors that influence and control the process. The operator learns to
inspect a new activated sludge facility for proper installation, place it in
service and schedule and conduct operation and maintenance duties.
Senior Certified
Sustainability Professional
This online Senior Certified Sustainability Professional training and
development program will prepare you for an exciting career as a leader in
the green collar economy. As a Certified Sustainability Professional, you
will be responsible for setting the course and coordinating an enterprise’s
sustainability strategy. Millions of new jobs in this rapidly growing sector
will be available to people that set themselves apart from the crowd by
earning the professional credentials and skills they need to lead
sustainable business practices.
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