Blog categorized as wastewater treatment

Activated sludge - an history in itself

27.01.21 03:03 AM - By vasanth - Comment(s)

Most stories start with once upon a time, ours do the same,

 

Dr. Down, Chemist of the Massachusetts State Board of Health, after a series of experiments concluded with confidence that rigorous agitation of air does not contribute to sewage purification. Maaon and Hine asserted aeration had negli...

What does a coventional STP in India do?

14.01.21 09:43 AM - By vasanth - Comment(s)
What does a coventional STP in India do?

The primary reason for treating our sewage/wastewater is to remove the organic carbon constituents from the wastewater. Why is it important to do that?

 

The heterotrophic microbes present in surface water bodies like lakes and rivers can use this organic carbon for their primary metabolism. The ...