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Record 1 1995-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

Reed beds are an aquatic system where sludge is treated principally by means of bacterial and plant metabolism and physical filtration.

CONT

In aquatic systems used for municipal wastewater the carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) and suspended solids (SS) are removed principally by bacterial metabolism and physical sedimentation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

Les systèmes naturels de traitement des eaux usées tendent à imiter les mécanismes que l'on retrouve dans la nature pour épurer les eaux. Ces mécanismes impliquent le métabolisme bactérien, la sédimentation physique, les phénomènes d'échange ionique et l'utilisation des nutriments par les plantes.

Spanish

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