Waste Water Treatment Plant Primary Treatment


 
 
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Waste Water Treatment Plant - Primary

Waste Water Treatment Plant Primary treatment:

This is a mechanical process which involves screening and setting of large particles. First, the sewage is passed through screens of vertical bars to remove larger impurities such as metal cans, plastic bags, cloth pieces etc. The wastewater is then passed through a grit and sand removal tank called the grit chamber. The speed of the incoming wastewater is reduced so that sand grit, pebbles, etc. settle down. The water is then passed through huge sedimentation tanks. Here solid wastes such as faeces is allowed to settle down and the light floatable waste such as soaps, oils, plastics, and grease rise.

Solid waste that settles at the bottom in the primary treatment of wastewater is called the sludge. Light waste that rises to the top and floats, during wastewater treatment is called the scum.

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Question : 1

When waste water is passed through bar screens in WWTP, it removes

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Question : 2

Treatment of waste water involves physical, chemical and biological processes, which remove physical, chemical and biological matter that contaminates the waste water. In WWTP, in one of the steps, the water is allowed to settle in large tank which is sloped towards the middle. In it impurities settle at the bottom. These settled impurities are called ______________________

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Question : 3

Solid waste that settles at the bottom in the primary treatment of wastewater is called the ______________ .

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