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WASTE WATER TREATMENT
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How is wastewater produced
Urban lifestyles and industrial processed produce large amounts of waste water
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How is **Sewage/Agricultural** wastewater treated
Removal of **organic matter + harmful microbes**
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How is **Industrial** wastewater treated
Removal of **organic matter + harmful chemicals**
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What are the **(4)** processes involved in sewage treatment
Screening and grit removal
Sedimentation: **produces sewage sludge, effluent**
Anaerobic digestion of **sewage sludge**
Aerobic biological treatment of **effluent**
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Process of correct quality water production
Water passed through mesh screen, removes large bits
Chemicals added to make solids/microbes stick
Form sediment and sink
Anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge
Sterilised w/ chlorine, kills remaining microbes