primary wastewater treatment
Definition
First stage in which screens, sedimentation tanks, filters, and apparatus for skimming and chlorination is employed to remove material that floats or will settle, and pathogens that account for about 30 percent of biological oxygen demand (BOD).
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primary wastewater treatment is in the Environment & Pollution Control subject.
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