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c)
Size of laboratory facility needed to adequately
house the laboratory personnel and equipment required to perform
testing at a specific location.
d)
Design and construction details, including layout
or floor plan, internal dimensions, and materials of
construction.
e)
Installed furnishings, including casework, bench
tops, balance and instrument tables, sinks and drains, fume
hoods, and emergency showers and eyewashes.
f)
Services including HVAC, lighting, electric power,
water, gas, vacuum, and compressed air.
g)
Laboratory equipment, chemicals, and supplies
required to carry out the analytical workload at a specific
laboratory facility. These requirements are typically driven
more by the type of treatment facility and level of treatment to
be achieved (for example advanced waste treatment versus
secondary treatment) than by the treatment facility size.
h)
Example design applications.
11.3
Sample Collection Systems. The importance of reliable
and frequent laboratory tests cannot be overemphasized.
Effective treatment plant design and process control are based,
for the most part, on accurate wastewater characterizations.
Reliable test data, in turn, depend on samples that are fully
representative. In other words, the samples must truly reflect
the actual condition of the wastewater. Designers of sample
collection systems should consider 1) the location of sample
points, 2) types of samples, and 3) sample collection methods.
These three areas are discussed below. For additional
information, refer to EPA-600/4-82-029, Handbook for Sampling and
Sample Preservation of Water and Wastewater.
11.4
Sampling Locations. Sample locations are normally
defined by regulatory requirements and operational objectives.
For example, operating permits for wastewater treatment plants
usually require sampling of both influent and effluent.
Additional sample locations may be required based on the type and
number of processes to be monitored as well as the configuration
of the treatment facility. For instance, proper operation of the
activated sludge process requires more monitoring than trickling
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