Introduction to the Microscopic Examination of Activated Sludge - Live Webinar
Recorded On: 03/22/2023
- Registration Closed
SF Bay Members: $20.00 (discount applied at checkout)
Member fee: $25.00
Non-Member fee: $35.00
Contact Hours: 1.2 CWEA Contact Hours towards: LAB & AWTO
This webinar is the beginning of an educational series hosted by the SFBS Laboratory Committee on the use of a microscope to examine the WWTP’s activated sludge and make more informed process control decisions. In this webinar our speaker, Ron Trygar, will cover the basics of how to use the microscope, prepare a slide and provide an overview of what you are looking for and how to interpret your results
• Learning Objectives/Attendee Takeaways
No. 1 Using the microscope as a process control tool
No. 2 Overview of identifying bacteria, protozoa, filaments and floc
No. 3 Interpreting results provided by a microscopic exam of the activated sludge
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Ron Trygar, CET
Senior Training Specialist
University of Florida Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations (TREEO) Center
Ron Trygar has been in the wastewater treatment industry for more than 39 years, and he is the Senior Training Specialist at the University of Florida Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations (TREEO) Center in Gainesville, Florida. Ron has over 25 years of training experience, and he is passionate about teaching wastewater treatment courses, specifically the microscopic examination of activated sludge. Ron has spent many hours observing the biomass from his own treatment plants as well as samples sent to him from treatment plants around the Southeastern US, and he is considered a subject matter expert by his peers in Florida. Ron is certified in Florida as a Class A Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator and Class B Drinking Water Plant Operator and holds a certification through the Southeast Desalting Association (SEDA) as a Membrane Treatment Plant Operator. In his free time, Ron enjoys fishing, swimming and diving along Florida’s marine coastline, fixing cars and stuff in his workshop, reading and spending time with his wife Rochelle.
Blake Brown (Moderator)
CWEA SF Bay Section Lab Committee Co-Chair
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Blake Brown is the CWEA SF Bay Section Lab Committee Co-Chair, the CWEA State Lab Committee Vice Chair of the North, and Laboratory Program Administrator at Central Contra Costa Sanitary District. She has 6 years of wastewater experience and has been volunteering with CWEA for 3 years.
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