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Why are flocs important in biological treatment of waste water?

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Why are flocs important in biological treatment of waste water?

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Flocs are masses of bacteria associated with fungal filaments to form mesh-like structure. Flocs digest most of the organic material from the sludge. Thus, floc helps in reducing the BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) of the effluent. This helps in the further treatment of sludge. 

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अध्याय 10: Microbes in Human Welfare - SHORT ANSWER [पृष्ठ ७३]

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अध्याय 10 Microbes in Human Welfare
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संबंधित प्रश्न

Explain the process of secondary treatment given to the primary effluent up to the point it shows significant change in the level of biological oxygen demand (BOD) it.


Explain the function of “anaerobic sludge digester” in a sewage treatment plant.


Distinguish between the roles of flocs and anaerobic sludge digesters in sewage treatments.


Describe how do 'flocs' and 'activated sludge' help in Sewage Treatment.


Why is this sewage water treatment essential?


What are flocs with respect to sewage treatment?


Rearrange the names of tanks used in sewage treatment as per the flow of the procedure.

  1. Settling tank
  2. Grit Chamber
  3. Aeration tanks 
  4. Primary sedimentation tank.

The purpose of biological treatment of waste water is to ______.


In which of the following microbial digestion of organic wastes of sewage takes place?


Which of the following occurs during tertiary treatment?


Which of the following occurs during secondary treatment?


Into which of the following the sewage water is pumped after preliminary treatment?


Identify the type of microorganisms involved in floe formation during sewage treatment.


Why do we prefer to call secondary waste water treatment as biological treatment?


What is the group of bacteria found in both the rumen of cattle and shidge of sewage treatment?


Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) may not be good index for pollution for water bodies receiving effluents from ______.


After a significant reduction in the BOD of wastewater, it is passed into a settling tank where bacterial flocs are allowed to sediment. This sediment is called ______.


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