Wastewater Treatment Guides help operators do the math.
Press Release Summary:
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced the publication of 2 guides for wastewater treatment operators: Math for Wastewater Treatment Operators: Grades 1 and 2, and Grades 3 and 4. Both were written to provide students as well as operators with a focused way to prepare for challenging math problems likely to be encountered on certification exams. Each book also serves as a reference guide to common calculations that wastewater operators encounter every day on the job.
Original Press Release:
AWWA Announces the Publication of Math for Wastewater Treatment Operators
(Denver) - The American Water Works Association has announced the publication of two new guides for wastewater treatment operators: Math for Wastewater Treatment Operators: Grades 1 and 2, and Grades 3 and 4.
Most water and wastewater operators cite math as the subject that gives them the most trouble on their certification exams and on the job. Math for Wastewater Treatment Operators Grades 1 and 2 and Grades 3 and 4 were written to provide students and operators with a focused way to prepare for the many challenging math problems likely to be encountered on certification exams. The books also serve as easy reference guides to common calculations wastewater operators encounter every day on the job.
Actual certification exam questions were used to develop the many problems in these essential guides, and each book offers hundreds of math problems and solutions covering the full spectrum of wastewater treatment operations. Appendixes include common conversion factors, a summary of wastewater treatment equations, chemistry tables, wastewater flow chart diagrams, and more.
All grade levels of Math for Wastewater Treatment Operators are available in AWWA's online bookstore at awwa.org/bookstore.
About the Publication:
Math for Wastewater Treatment Operators: Grades 1 and 2
By John Giorgi
Published by American Water Works Association
ISBN: 1583215875
AWWA members: $53
Retail: $80
Catalog No. 20662
Math for Wastewater Treatment Operators: Grades 3 and 4
By John Giorgi
Published by American Water Works Association
ISBN: 1583215867
AWWA members: $53
Retail: $80
No. 20663
AWWA is the authoritative resource for knowledge, information, and advocacy to improve the quality and supply of water in North America and beyond. AWWA is the largest organization of water professionals in the world. AWWA advances public health, safety and welfare by uniting the efforts of the full spectrum of the entire water community. Through our collective strength we become better stewards of water for the greatest good of the people and the environment.
Contact: Deirdre Mueller
303-347-6410
dmueller@awwa.org
