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What would happen if a large volume of untreated sewage is discharged into a river?

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What would happen if a large volume of untreated sewage is discharged into a river?

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It untreated sewage is discharged directly into rivers it will lead to serious pollution of the waters with organic matter and pathogenic bacteria, Protozoa and many other diseases. This water, if used will cause outbreaks of water-borne diseases.

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पाठ 10: Microbes in Human Welfare - LONG ANSWER [पृष्ठ ७४]

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पाठ 10 Microbes in Human Welfare
LONG ANSWER | Q 5.(a) | पृष्ठ ७४

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संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Explain the role of microbes in sewage treatment.


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.


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


Answer the following question.
What are ‘flocs’, formed during secondary treatment of sewage?


Answer the following question.
What are 'flocs', formed during secondary treatment of sewage?


Removal of large pieces of floating debris, oily substances, etc. during sewage treatment is called _______________.


Name the tank to which the sewage water is passed after the preliminary treatment?


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.

Small part of activated sludge is passed back into ______ and major part is pumped into large tanks called ______.


______ refers to the organic matter which settles down after physical treatment of sewage.


In which of the following step large and small particles are removed from sewage through sequential filtration and sedimentation?


Activated sludge should have the ability to settle quickly so that it can ______.


Why are flocs important in biological treatment of waste water?


Discuss about the major programs that the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, has initiated for saving major Indian rivers from pollution.


Ganga has recently been declared the national river. Discuss the implication with respect to pollution of this river.


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 ______.


Which of the following statement is correct for Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs)?


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