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sewage and wastewater odor control

Environment; Pollution

"In the case of a sewage plant and the associated collection system, chemicals or enzymes may be added to the liquid phase to prevent the formation of the odors. Mechanical changes to the sewage ...

land application of sludge

Environment; Pollution

Placing the dewatered material in a landfill (land application of sludge)is one final disposal of the sludge produced during sewage treatment."

mean cell residence time (MCRT)

Environment; Pollution

"Mean Cell Residence Time. An expression of the average time (days) that a microorganism will spend in the activated sludge process."

washout

Environment; Pollution

Washout is the loss of biomass from the final clarifiers due to high flows.

pilot plant

Environment; Pollution

"A pilot plant is a small industrial system which is operated to generate information about the behavior of the system for use in design of larger facilities. Pilot plant is a relative term in ...

ozone

Environment; Pollution

"A colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light. It differs from normal oxygen (O2) in ...

disinfection with ozone

Environment; Pollution

"Ozone is an unstable molecule which readily gives up one atom of oxygen providing a powerful oxidizing agent which is toxic to most waterborne organisms. It is a very strong, broad spectrum ...