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Agriculture · Q261

Environmental Science In Agricultural

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 261

Q261

Sewage treatment in which a portion of decomposer bacteria present in waste is recycled into the beginning of the process

A.
Cyclic treatment
B.
Activated sludge treatment
Answer
C.
Primary treatment
D.
Tertiary treatment

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Sewage treatment in which a portion of decomposer bacteria present in waste is recycled into the beginning of the process known as Activated sludge treatment.
The activated sludge process is a type of biological wastewater treatment process for treating sewage or industrial wastewater using aeration and a biological floc composed of bacteria and protozoa. It uses air (or oxygen) and microorganisms to biologically oxidize organic pollutants, producing a waste sludge containing the oxidized material.