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What is the primary reason for treating sludge?
What is the primary reason for treating sludge?
- To decrease the water content
- To reduce the aesthetic displeasure
- To eliminate potentially harmful elements (correct)
- To improve the organic material content
What percentage of solids does trickling filter sludge typically contain?
What percentage of solids does trickling filter sludge typically contain?
- 70%
- 3-8%
- 90%
- 2-5% (correct)
What is the main advantage of sludge thickening?
What is the main advantage of sludge thickening?
- Reducing the water content to 1%
- Substantially reducing the sludge volume (correct)
- Changing the organic material content
- Decreasing the sludge volume to a solid state
What is the characteristic of tertiary sludge if a secondary clarifier is used to remove phosphate?
What is the characteristic of tertiary sludge if a secondary clarifier is used to remove phosphate?
What percentage reduction in volume can be achieved when sludge with 1% solids is thickened to 5%?
What percentage reduction in volume can be achieved when sludge with 1% solids is thickened to 5%?
What is the maximum achievable solids concentration in gravity thickening?
What is the maximum achievable solids concentration in gravity thickening?
Which method is primarily used to thicken the solids in chemical and waste activated sludges?
Which method is primarily used to thicken the solids in chemical and waste activated sludges?
What is the main advantage of dissolved air flotation (DAF) according to the text?
What is the main advantage of dissolved air flotation (DAF) according to the text?
What is the typical increase in solids content achieved by flotation for activated sludge?
What is the typical increase in solids content achieved by flotation for activated sludge?
Which type of sludge is difficult to thicken under gravity according to the text?
Which type of sludge is difficult to thicken under gravity according to the text?
