Tertiary wastewater treatment

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027851",
  "term": "Tertiary wastewater treatment",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Tertiary Wastewater Treatment",
  "definition": "Selected biological, physical, and chemical separation processes to remove organic and inorganic substances that resist conventional treatment practices; the additional treatment of effluent beyond that of primary and secondary treatment methods to obtain a very high quality of effluent. The tertiary wastewater treatment process consists of flocculation basins, clarifiers, filters, and chlorine basins or ozone or ultraviolet radiation processes.",
  "subject": "Environmental technologies",
  "references": [
    "USGS Water Science Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/tertiary-wastewater-treatment/"
}