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Option 2 : septic tank

Concept:

A septic tank is an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass or plastic through which domestic wastewater (sewage) flows for basic treatment. Action within the septic tank is anaerobic in nature.

The term "septic" refers to the anaerobic bacterial environment that develops in the tank which decomposes the waste discharged into the tank.

Followings are the classification of secondary treatment units

Method

Contact Mechanism

Decomposition

Trickling filter

Attached growth

Aerobic

Rotating biological contactor

Attached growth

Aerobic

Activated sludge process

Suspended growth

Aerobic

Oxidation pond

Suspended growth

Aerobic

Septic tank

Suspended growth

Anaerobic

Imhoff tank

Suspended growth

Anaerobic

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