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Primary wastewater treatment

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-022134

The first stage of the wastewater-treatment process where mechanical methods, such as filters and scrapers, are used to remove pollutants. Solid material in sewage also settles out in this process.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-022134
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEnvironmental technologies
ReferencesUSGS Water Science Glossary of Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Primary wastewater treatment",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Primary Wastewater Treatment",
  "definition": "The first stage of the wastewater-treatment process where mechanical methods, such as filters and scrapers, are used to remove pollutants. Solid material in sewage also settles out in this process.",
  "subject": "Environmental technologies",
  "references": [
    "USGS Water Science Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/primary-wastewater-treatment/"
}

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