Trickling filter
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trickling-filter-324-2724739
title:
Trickling filter
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A trickling filter is a type of wastewater treatment system. It consists of a fixed bed of rocks, coke, gravel, slag, polyurethane foam, sphagnum peat moss, ceramic, or plastic media over which sewage or other wastewater flows downward and causes a layer of microbial slime (biofilm) to grow, covering the bed of media. Aerobic conditions are maintained by splashing, diffusion, and either by forced-air flowing through the bed or natural convection of air if the filter medium is porous. The treatme
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description:
Type of wastewater treatment system with a fixed bed of rocks or similar
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickling_filter
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2024-01-24T20:23:39Z
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