Wastewater treatment is the process of removing contaminants from polluted water. Polluted water can come from municipal, agricultural or industrial processes.This module describes the pretreatment and primary treatment stages of wastewater treatment, and how those stages affect one of the most common pollutants, high concentrations of organic waste.
•Describe the purpose of wastewater treatment
•Describe the effects of high concentrations of organic contaminants in wastewater
•Describe the purpose of wastewater primary clarification
•List three mechanical processes used for pretreatment of wastewater
•Identify and describe the main components and process flows of a primary clarifier
•List the four functional zones of a primary clarifier
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