Wastewater treatment plant

Wastewater treatment plant

Wastewater treatment plant also called wastewater treatment works

*Sewage treatment – treatment and disposal of human waste.
*Industrial wastewater treatment – the treatment of wet wastes from manufacturing industry and commerce including mining, quarrying and heavy industries.
*Agricultural wastewater treatment – treatment and disposal of liquid animal waste, pesticide residues etc. from agriculture.
*Radioactive waste treatment – the treatment and containment of radioactive waste.

See also

*Waste management – re-use, recycling and disposal of solid waste from manufacturing, commerce and domestic sources.


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