Aerobic Treatment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000646",
  "term": "Aerobic Treatment",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Process by which microbes decompose complex organic compounds in the presence of oxygen and use the liberated energy for reproduction and growth. (Such processes include extended aeration, trickling filtration, and rotating biological contactors.)\n\n2. A process by which microbes decompose complex organic compounds in the presence of oxygen and use the liberated energy for reproduction and growth. (Such processes include extended aeration, trickling filtration, and rotating biological contractors.)",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "RCRA Glossary of Terms; Terms of Environment",
    "Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/aerobic-treatment/"
}