Wastewater treatment plant
Overview
 
Wastewater treatment plant also called wastewater treatment works can mean one of the following:
  • Sewage treatment
    Sewage treatment
    Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater and household sewage, both runoff and domestic. It includes physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove physical, chemical and biological contaminants...

     – treatment and disposal of human waste.
  • Industrial wastewater treatment
    Industrial wastewater treatment
    Industrial wastewater treatment covers the mechanisms and processes used to treat waters that have been contaminated in some way by anthropogenic industrial or commercial activities prior to its release into the environment or its re-use....

     – the treatment of wet wastes from manufacturing industry and commerce including mining, quarrying and heavy industries.
  • Agricultural wastewater treatment
    Agricultural wastewater treatment
    Agricultural wastewater treatment relates to the treatment of wastewaters produced in the course of agricultural activities. Agriculture is a highly intensified industry in many parts of the world, producing a range of wastewaters requiring a variety of treatment technologies and management...

     – treatment and disposal of liquid animal waste, pesticide residues etc.
 
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