Lab Qualifications

Voluntary Wastewater Analyst Certification Program  

Qualifications for the laboratory exam are as follows:

Class	Education	Experience
I	High School or GED	1 Year - 2080 Hours
II	High School or GED	3 Years - 6240 Hours
III	High School + 900 Hrs. Training/Education	4 Years - 8320 Hours
IV	High School + 1800 Hrs.  Training/Education	4 Years - 8320 Hours

Education (degree) on Class III and IV levels must be in sciences related to the water pollution control profession.
Experience must be actual hands-on experience in a water pollution control laboratory.
When you fill out the application please list your experience in total hours.
If you have questions please contact Kathy Beckett, Program Director

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 ASSOCIATION OF BOARDS OF CERTIFICATION
ABC,  208 5St., Suite A Ames, Iowa  50010
(515) 232-3623 FAX (515) 232-3778
 
The International Environmental Occupations Certification Network                   
Wastewater laboratory Analyst "Need-to-Know" Summary             
The exam will cover knowledge in the following areas:
General knowledge, safety, quality control/quality assurance, lab apparatus, reagents, techniques, expression of results, math, collection, preservation and handling of samples, basic sciences, and compliance with rules and regulations.
Questions on specific analyses will include general knowledge, procedures, principles, calculations, chemistry, instrumentation, sampling, interferences and interpretation of results.  
The following lists examples of analyses for each class:

CLASS I	CLASS II	CLASS III	CLASS IV
Acidity Alkalinity Biological Examination BOD CBOD Chlorine COD Coliforms Color Dissolved Oxygen MLSS Odor Oxygen Uptake PH SDI Settleable Solids SS SVI TDS TS Turbidity VS VSS Temperature	Class I plus: Conductivity Nitrogen Oil & Grease Phosphorus SOUR	Class II plus: Bioassay Cyanide Inorganics Metals Organics Phenol Salinity	All of the previous classes at an advanced level

Suggested References -- Include, but not limited to:
         C       Standard Methods, 18th Edition
         C       WEF Simplified Procedure
         C       USEPA Approved Methods
         C       WEF MOP 11
         C       California State University at Sacramento Series
Above approved by the Laboratory Validation and Examination Committee on July 17, 1993