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Digester

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007952

1. In wastewater treatment, a closed tank; in solid-waste conversion, a unit in which bacterial action is induced and accelerated in order to break down organic matter and establish the proper carbon to nitrogen ratio.

2. A concrete vessel used for the biological, physical, or chemical breakdown of livestock and poultry manure.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-007952
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
ReferencesTerms of Environment; AgSTAR Handbook Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007952",
  "term": "Digester",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. In wastewater treatment, a closed tank; in solid-waste conversion, a unit in which bacterial action is induced and accelerated in order to break down organic matter and establish the proper carbon to nitrogen ratio.\n\n2. A concrete vessel used for the biological, physical, or chemical breakdown of livestock and poultry manure.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "AgSTAR Handbook Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/digester/"
}

Record 7,952 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.