Popularizing treatment technologies for kitchen wastes, from Samruddhi, New...
Original Query: Gopal Sane, Samruddhi, New DelhiPosted: 22 March 2006I have been working with bio sanitizers used in septic tanks and wet kitchen waste treatment and I found that the odors and pests...
View ArticleTreatment of wastewater for reuse, from APFAGMS, Hyderabad
Original Query: K.A.S. Mani, APFAGMS, HyderabadPosted: 24 February 2006I am Dr K A S Mani, working with Andhra Pradesh Farmer Managed Groundwater Systems (APFAMGS) Project which is a network of over...
View ArticleBio-technology enzymes process for waste water treatment, from TWAD Board,...
Original Query: B. Hariharasubramanian, TWAD Board, ChennaiPosted: 29 December 2005Dear All,I am Hariharasubramanian working as Joint Chief Engineer (Planning and Design), Tamil Nadu Water Supply And...
View ArticleWhat is an Aeration Tank?
An aeration tank is a place where a liquid is held in order to increase the amount of air within it. The most common uses of aeration tanks are in wastewater recovery, as the high oxygen levels will...
View ArticleWhat are Waste Stabilisation Ponds?
Any pond, natural or artificial, receiving raw or partially treated sewage or waste, in which stabilization occurs through sunlight, air and microorganisms. Waste Stabilization Ponds (WSP), are also...
View ArticleWhat is a Trickling Filter?
A trickling filter consists of a bed of highly permeable media on whose surface a mixed population of microorganisms is developed as a slime layer. The word "filter" in this case is not correctly used...
View ArticleWhat Is Black Water Holding Tank Treatment
Black water is water from you home that comes from things in your home that is not clean. For example, clean water comes from the water heater, from the sink when your running water, from the back of...
View ArticleAnaerobic Baffled Reactor (ABR)
An Anaerobic Baffled Reactor (ABR) is an improved septic tank because of the series of baffles under which thewastewater is forced to flow. The increased contact time with the active biomass (sludge)...
View ArticleAbout Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems (DEWATS)
The demand for reliable, efficient and low-cost wastewater treatment systems is increasing world wide especially in densely populated urban regions where adequate wastewater treatment systems do not...
View ArticleAerobic Treatment
Aerobic treatment is a biological process, the principle of which is the use of free or dissolved oxygen by microorganisms (aerobes) in the degradation of organic wastes. Since oxygen is available to...
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