Floc

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011247",
  "term": "Floc",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Clumps of bacteria and particulate impurities that have come together and formed a cluster. Found in flocculation tanks and settling or sedimentation basins.\n\n2. A clump of solids formed in sewage by biological or chemical action.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment; Federal Land Management in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/floc/"
}