water pollution is one of The global Environmental issues. Water pollution is caused by different areas like, Residential areas, Industrial actions, oil leaches, landfill sites, etc.
So This wastewater should be treated before discharge in any slim. There are certain wastewater treatment plants are used to treat different type of wastewater.
Before We start treatment techniques, We need to understand the basic terminology used in the Treatment of Wastewater.
1. Characteristics: General classes of wastewater such as physical, chemical and biological.
2. Composition: The make-up of wastewater, including physical, chemical, and biological ingredients.
3. Disinfection: Reduction of disease-causing and harmful microorganisms by physical and chemical actions.
4.Effluent: wastewater discharge from unit steps.
5.Impurities: Constituents addes to the water through use.
6. Parameter: A measurable factor such as total suspended solid.
7. Pollutants: Constituents added to the water through use.
8. Recycling: The reuse of treated wastewater.
9. Reuse: Benificial use of treated water.
10. Sludge: Solid removed from wastewater treatment plants. Its also called biosolids.