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Preferred term

tertiary treatment  

Type

  • http://www.irandoc.ac.ir/onto/irandoc-meta/Concept

Broader concept

Definitions

  • Post-secondary treatment of wastewater designed to improve the quality of the water to the point where it can be put to a particular beneficial use. Generally, tertiary treatment steps remove nutrients (e.g., nitrogen and phosphorus) which are poorly removed by secondary treatment. Commonly used steps include coagulation and clarification.

Obsolete

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http://www.irandoc.acir/onto/irandoc/SWEETT05876

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