What are Water Pollutants? – Definition, Sources and Types
Water Pollutants kill more people every year than from all forms of violence including war, according to the UNDESA. Every day, 2 million tons of sewage, industrial, and agricultural waste…
Activated Sludge Process in Wastewater Treatment
Activated Sludge Process is a globally used wastewater treatment technique. In the previous blogs, I had shown you the various secondary wastewater treatment techniques. In this blog, we will dig…
Secondary wastewater treatment – Methods and Process
Secondary treatment of wastewater removes the dissolved organic matter that escapes primary treatment and eliminates a higher percentage of suspended solids. In this blog, I will walk you through various…
Primary Treatment for Wastewater – Process and Details
Primary treatment for wastewater involves temporarily storing sewage in a calm basin where heavy materials sink and oil, grease, and lighter solids float to the top. Wastewater reaching a treatment…
What is Tertiary Wastewater Treatment? – Top Physicochemical Methods Explained
Tertiary wastewater treatment, also known as advanced wastewater treatment, is the third step of wastewater treatment. After secondary treatment, tertiary treatment of effluent entails several extra procedures to minimise organics,…
Eutrophication – Definition, Causes, Effects and Control
Eutrophication in US freshwaters costs approximately $2.2 billion per year. Astonishing, right? Want to know more about this process that can wreak havoc if left unchecked? In this blog, let’s…
What Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Measures?
Biochemical Oxygen Demand is a term all of us come across in most of the articles on water pollution. In this blog, I will walk you through Biochemical Oxygen Demand,…
What is Sewage? Types, Sources and Treatment Methods
Globally, 44% of sewage is not safely treated, according to UN-Water 2021. Releasing untreated sewage into water bodies pose a great threat to humans as well as the environment. But,…