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Sand filters

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005621

Devices that remove some suspended solids from sewage. Air and bacteria decompose additional wastes filtering through the sand so that cleaner water drains from the bed.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005621
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesUS Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoEquipment; Water purification; Water treatment; Wastewater; Sewage effluent; Effluents; Sewage; Sand
TranslationsSpanish: filtros de arena
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005621",
  "term": "Sand filters",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Devices that remove some suspended solids from sewage. Air and bacteria decompose additional wastes filtering through the sand so that cleaner water drains from the bed.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "equipment",
    "water purification",
    "water treatment",
    "wastewater",
    "sewage effluent",
    "effluents",
    "sewage",
    "sand"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "filtros de arena"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/sand-filters/"
}

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