WASTEWATER TREATMENT
What is Wastewater?
Wastewater is used water that must be treated before being released into another body of water to prevent additional contamination of water sources. Wastewater is generated in a variety of ways. Wastewater is whatever you flush down the toilet or rinse down the drain. Rainwater and runoff, together with different pollutants, flow through street gutters to a wastewater treatment facility. Agricultural and industrial wastewater can also be a source of wastewater. Some wastewaters are more difficult to treat than others; for example, industrial wastewater can be difficult to treat, whereas domestic wastewater is relatively simple to treat (though treating domestic waste is becoming increasingly difficult due to increased amounts of pharmaceuticals and personal care products found in domestic wastewater).
WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS: WHAT DO THEY DO?
Both industrial and residential wastewater are treated at wastewater treatment plants, which analyse water samples and remove impurities. To disinfect the water and prepare it for reintroduction to the environment, a number of physical and biological methods are applied.
Residential sewage, industrial runoff, and urban stormwater are all examples of wastewater that must be filtered and treated chemically and biologically to remove sludge, oil, grease, bacteria, and other organic and inorganic impurities.
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