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प्रश्न
Explain the role of microbes in sewage treatment.
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उत्तर
Microbes play a significant role during secondary and tertiary sewage treatment.
- During secondary treatment, primary effluent is continuously agitated in a large tank due to which vigorous growth of useful aerobic microbes into flocs takes place. These microbes consume major part of the organic matter in the effluent as they grow. Due to this, BOD of the effluent is significantly reduced.
- During tertiary treatment, bacterial flocs are allowed to sediment. Small part of it is passed back into the aeration tank and a large part is pumped into large tanks called anaerobic sludge digesters. These anaerobic bacteria digest the bacteria and fungi in sludge.
- Thus, use of microbes in sewage treatment helps to remove organic matter from waste water before it is discharged in water bodies like rivers.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Distinguish between the roles of flocs and anaerobic sludge digesters in sewage treatments.
Answer the following question.
Secondary treatment of the sewage is also called Biological treatment. Justify this statement and explain the process.
Name the tank to which the sewage water is passed after the preliminary treatment?
Small part of activated sludge is passed back into ______ and major part is pumped into large tanks called ______.
Study the following statements regarding tertiary treatment of sewage and choose the correct option.
i. It produces methane gas.
ii. The effluents formed from these plants undergo chlorination.
iii. BOD is significantly increased at this step.
iv. It includes screening and passage of effluent through grit chamber.
Which of the following process is a part of preliminary treatment of sewage?
In the process of sewage treatment, the activated sludge is digested by ______
In what way anaerobic sludge digestion is important in sewage treatments?
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) may not be good index for pollution for water bodies receiving effluents from ______.
The aeration tank of a sewage treatment plant is not functioning properly. Explain in detail the impact of this on the treatment of sewage and BOD of the effluent.
