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Chapter 9 - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 9
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Water flowing into the treatment plant is full of solids that must be removed before further processing .
Secondary treatment is a biological process involving aeration .
Aeration is a process that mixes waste water with large volumes of air .
Tertiary treatment involves application of chemicals such as chlorine , to disinfect and kill remaining germs , and to remove phosphates.
Primary treatment involves separation of a mechanical mixture , including removal of suspended solids, rocks, sand, and grit .
Sludge is a solid matter the settles to the bottom of a sedimentation tank or pond during waste water treatment .
Mountaintop removal starts with clearcutting and removal of the mountaintop forest , as none of the vegetation can survive this coal extraction process.
Tailing ponds is a large pool where cyanide compounds break down in sunlight.
Gas Flaring process in which waste gases produced by the refining process .
Sewage is a liquid waste water from toilets, baths, showers, and sinks .
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Residue is a chemical that comes from a pesticide .
Health problems include respiratory and digestive problems , memory disorders , and skin and eye problems .
Slag stony waste matter separated from metals during the smelting or refining of ore.
Landfill is an area where garbage is disposed of and buried under layers of soil .