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    The document summarizes the multi-stage wastewater treatment process. It first involves pre-treatment to remove large solid items, then primary treatment where smaller solids settle and are removed. Secondary treatment uses bacteria to break down organic wastes through aeration. The activated sludge is settled and processed, while the water undergoes tertiary treatment including chlorination before release. The overall goal of wastewater treatment is to remove solids that could deplete oxygen in water sources and harm local ecosystems.

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    The document summarizes the multi-stage wastewater treatment process. It first involves pre-treatment to remove large solid items, then primary treatment where smaller solids settle and are removed. Secondary treatment uses bacteria to break down organic wastes through aeration. The activated sludge is settled and processed, while the water undergoes tertiary treatment including chlorination before release. The overall goal of wastewater treatment is to remove solids that could deplete oxygen in water sources and harm local ecosystems.

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    The document summarizes the multi-stage wastewater treatment process. It first involves pre-treatment to remove large solid items, then primary treatment where smaller solids settle and are removed. Secondary treatment uses bacteria to break down organic wastes through aeration. The activated sludge is settled and processed, while the water undergoes tertiary treatment including chlorination before release. The overall goal of wastewater treatment is to remove solids that could deplete oxygen in water sources and harm local ecosystems.

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    NAME: Chilton John C.

    Duat
    COURSE/YEAR: BSCE – 2nd Year
    Subject/Offer Number: BES 12_24324

    REACTION PAPER

    Wastewater treatment/ Wastewater Collection and Treatment

    In the video, we learned how wastewater that comes from our cities, homes, hotels, factories,
    towns, and other establishments’ drains have a sewerage system in place to carry the wastewater
    out to a sewage treatment plant where the wastewater is treated and then safe to release into other
    water sources. The treatment of wastewater goes through different stages. Wastewater is treated
    to remove the physical, chemical, and biological contaminants present through various processes.
    The pretreatment process involves the sewage being sent thru grids or vertical bars that can
    remove large solid substances like metal, cans, papers, and plastic materials. In the primary
    treatment process, the sewage flows through the grit chambers very slowly so that the sand,
    pebbles, and soil settle down at the bottom. The sewage flows into the settling tank or
    sedimentation tank where the solid wastes like feces are allowed to settle down waste such as
    soaps, oils, and grease rise to the top of the wastewater. The waste material that settles down at
    the bottom is called sludge. And the floatable material is called scum. Scum is then removed
    using a skimmer and sludge is removed with a scraper every few days the water that is left out is
    called the clarified water. In the secondary treatment process, biological or organic wastes are
    removed. it is a biological process. This is done by transferring the clarified water into an
    aeration tank where air blowers bubble air which helps the aerobic bacteria to grow and feed on
    the organic contaminants such as food waste, feces, and other organisms.  The mixture then
    flows from the aeration tank into the clarifier where activated sludge settles out by gravity. The
    activated sludge so produced along with the sludge produced in the primary process is
    transferred to the digester where it is decomposed by anaerobic bacteria. Biogas is produced in
    this process which can be used as fuel or can be used to produce electricity. The activated sludge
    is then left in the sand-drying beds. Some quantity of water in the activated sludge evaporates
    and the remaining quantity drains through the sand beds. This leaves behind the remaining dried
    sludge which can be used for making fertilizers or compost in the tertiary treatment process. The
    leftover wastewater is treated with chlorine to remove the phosphorus compounds, nitrogen
    compounds, and bacteria. It is a chemical process where chlorine tablets are added to kill germs.
    This process is called chlorination then this is let off into the water bodies.

    The processes employed for water treatment depend on the quality of the water supply. In all
    cases, water has to be disinfected in order to deactivate any existing microorganisms present in
    water. So far, this technique was proven to be the most important for the protection of human
    life. Water treatment is increasingly necessary due to drinking water shortages and the growing
    needs of the global population. The major aim of wastewater treatment is to remove as much of
    the suspended solids as possible before the remaining water, called effluent, is discharged back
    into the environment. As solid material decays, it uses up oxygen, which is needed by the plants
    and animals living in the water.

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