Before diving into anoxic vs anaerobic vs aerobic processes of wastewater treatment; let’s have a background on water pollution. Water pollution occurs when one or more pollutants alter the properties of water, rendering it useless. When released into…
Activated sludge: British researchers Edward Ardern and W.T. Lockett coined the phrase “activated sludge” in 1914, and they patented the process for utilizing activated culture or flocs from the aeration tank and hence called as activated sludge treatment…
Purification of water is essential for environmental hygiene as well as for drinking. We use water every day for cleaning, drinking, washing, and bathing. Utilization of clean water for these purposes is crucial. Several diseases that spread by…
We often hear about bioremediation in the field of wastewater. In this post, we will talk about bioremediation. After reading the article, you can answer the following questions: What is bioremediation? Bioremediation meaning. Types of bioremediation, such as…
Wastewater treatment processes involve the sequential treatment of wastewater. This is done in the form of Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Treatment of Wastewater. The third stage is the final treatment stage which involves the removal of harmful substances…
The National Mission for Clean Ganges (NMCG) together with the Center for Ganges River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) are organizing the sixth edition of the India Water Impact Summit (IWIS) from December 9-14, 2021. one way hybrid…
After Preliminary and Primary Treatment of Wastewater, Secondary Treatment of Wastewater is carried out. Secondary Treatment of Wastewater involves the removal of biodegradable organic matter using microbial community. The microbial biomass present in the wastewater reproduces in certain…
Effluent from which large debris and grits are removed after Preliminary Treatment of Wastewater is directed toward Primary Treatment of Wastewater. In general the wastewater contains 99.9% of water and 0.1% of solids in the form of dissolved,…
Asia’s first pilot plant for medical wastewater treatment using electron beam (EB) technology went live in China this year. “This study is the first demonstration of EB for the experimental treatment of medical wastewater (400 cubic meters per…
Preliminary Treatment of Wastewater: In the Effluent Treatment Plant, Preliminary treatment of wastewater is done to remove the big-sized solid particle that cannot be removed by wastewater treatment processes. These include rugs, dead animals, woods, plastics, vegetables, and…
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