2. What do these organisms remove from the water? 3. How does temperature affect the activity of these microorganisms? 4. When the water leaves the biological reactor, where does it go?

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Questions refer to the treatment of the liquid waste water.

Solve 2, 3 and 4.

  1. How does the plant get biological organisms into the reactors?

Ans. Biological organisms are fed into the reactors in the form of activated sludge. The activated sludge contains both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, fungi and protists. These microorganisms are used to degrade the organic materials present inside the waste water. It is generally used during secondary and tertiary treatment of waste water.

2. What do these organisms remove from the water?

3. How does temperature affect the activity of these microorganisms?

4. When the water leaves the biological reactor, where does it go?

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