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Question
Explain the function of bar screens in a wastewater treatment plant.
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Solution
Bar screen
- In a wastewater treatment plant, a bar screen removes large solid objects from the water.
- The wastewater is allowed to pass through the bar screen so that large solid objects such as rags, napkins, sticks, cans, plastic bags, polythene, etc. present in wastewater can be removed.
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