E-Learning

Disinfection Basics

Online: EL320 self-paced eLearning course

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Course Length: 1.0 Hours | 0.1 CEU*

Course Level: Basic

Disinfection is a unit treatment process essential to the water treatment process. This course focuses on the disinfection process, associated chemistry, and how to recognize the possible production and mitigation of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in a utility.

Objectives

Attendees will learn how to:

  • Explain why disinfection is important.
  • Determine the best disinfection option for a treatment goal.
  • Understand the factors of chlorination and when chloramination is the next option.
  • Identify the benefits and drawbacks of Chloramination.
  • Articulate disinfection process strategies for your utility.

Description

Disinfection is an essential part of keeping water safe whether in swimming pools or hot tubs, or the water we drink. Disinfection is an essential part of a water treatment strategy.

This course covers the process of drinking water disinfection at a utility, starting with an overview of waterborne pathogens commonly found in source waters. Using this knowledge, learners will then cover the complexities of water chemistry as related to the disinfection process. Using these data, learners will also learn about disinfection byproducts (DBPs), which can result from different disinfection processes. This course covers both chlorination and chloramination from both a process overview and a chemistry perspective. Finally, learners will learn about associated metrics of success and apply what they learn in a series of realistic disinfection scenarios.

This course includes the following modules:

Module 1: Why Disinfect?

Module 2: Disinfection Options

Module 3: Chlorination

Module 4: Chloramination

Module 5: Disinfection Scenarios

This course is non-refundable.

Certificates of Completion

1 Hour

*AWWA will award a Certificate of Completion upon success passing of this course. This does not automatically imply that your state agency will award you CEUs. It is the individual's responsibility, before registering for any continuing education credit program, to contact the appropriate licensing agency.