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ANAEOBIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2020-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Anaerobic wastewater treatment is the biological treatment of wastewater without the use of air or elemental oxygen. Many applications are directed towards the removal of organic pollution in wastewater, slurries and sludges. The organic pollutants are converted by anaerobic microorganisms to a gas containing methane and carbon dioxide, known as "biogas."

OBS

anaerobic wastewater treatment: designation standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
OBS

traitement anaérobie des eaux usées : désignation normalisée par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de aguas residuales
DEF

Tratamiento que usa organismos anaerobios para reducir la materia orgánica de las aguas residuales.

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