Glossary of Water and Wastewater Terms
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contact stabilization
A modification of the conventional activated sludge process that uses 2 aeration tanks. One tank is for separate reaeration of the return sludge for at least 4 hours before it is permitted to flow into the other aeration tank to be mixed with the primary effluent requiring treatment. The process may also occur in a single long tank.
charge chemistry
A branch of chemistry in which the destabilization and neutralization reactions occur between stable, negatively charged and stable, positively charged particles.
flume
An open conduit of wood, masonry, metal, or plastic constructed on a grade and sometimes elevated. Sometimes called an aqueduct or channel. Also see Parshall flume.
humic substances
Natural organic matter resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic portion of soil.
turbulent mixers
Devices that mix air bubbles and water and cause turbulence to dissolve oxygen in the water.
