Aerobic Treatment

Meaning, Term, and Glossary Definition - What is Aerobic Treatment?

Process by which microbes decompose complex organic compounds in the presence of oxygen and use the liberated energy for reproduction and growth. (Such processes include extended aeration, trickling filtration, and rotating biological contactors.)

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