active sludge
1Sludge — is the residual semi solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.When fresh sewage or wastewater is added to a settling tank, approximately 50% of the suspended solid matter will settle out in about an… …
2Activated sludge — is a process dealing with the treatment of sewage and industrial wastewaters.cite book | author=Beychok, Milton R. | title=Aqueous Wastes from Petroleum and Petrochemical Plants| edition=1st Edition | publisher=John Wiley Sons Ltd | year=1967 |… …
3Sewage sludge treatment — described the processes used to manage and dispose of the sludges produced during sewage treatment.ources of sludgeCoarse primary solids and secondary biosolids accumulated in a wastewater treatment process must be treated and disposed of in a… …
4activated sludge process — noun : a sewage treatment procedure in which the decomposition of the raw sewage is hastened by the addition to it of biologically active sewage sludge …
5environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …
6Acid mine drainage — Yellow boy in a stream receiving acid drainage from surface coal mining. Acid mine drainage (AMD), or acid rock drainage (ARD), refers to the outflow of acidic water from (usually abandoned) metal mines or coal mines. However, other areas where… …
7Sellafield — Aerial view of the site …
8Sewage treatment — The objective of sewage treatment is to produce a disposable effluent without causing harm to the surrounding environment, and also prevent pollution.[1] Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing contaminants… …
9agricultural technology — Introduction application of techniques to control the growth and harvesting of animal and vegetable products. Soil preparation Mechanical processing of soil so that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually… …
10Membrane bioreactor — (MBR) is the combination of a membrane process like microfiltration or ultrafiltration with a suspended growth bioreactor, and is now widely used for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment with plant sizes up to 80,000 population… …
