Transcription of Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Trickling Filters
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Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Trickling Filters
United StatesEnvironmental ProtectionAgencyOffice of WaterWashington, 832-F-00-014 September 2000 WastewaterTechnology fact SheetTrickling FiltersDESCRIPTIONT rickling Filters (TFs) are used to remove organicmatter from Wastewater . The TF is an aerobictreatment system that utilizes microorganismsattached to a medium to remove organic matterfrom Wastewater . This type of system is commonto a number of technologies such as rotatingbiological contactors and packed bed reactors (bio-towers). These systems are known asattached-growth processes. In contrast, systems inwhich microorganisms are sustained in a liquid areknown as suspended-growth TFs enable organic material in the Wastewater to beadsorbed by a population of microorganisms(aerobic, anaerobic, and facultative bacteria; fungi;algae; and protozoa) attached to the medium as abiological film or slime layer (approximately mm thick).
Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet Trickling Filters DESCRIPTION Trickling filters (TFs) are used to remove organic matter from wastewater. The TF is an aerobic treatment system that utilizes microorganisms attached to a medium to remove organic matter from wastewater. This type of system is common to a number of technologies such as rotating
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