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Trickling Filters 1

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Wastewater

360water, Inc.

Saylor Frye

saylor@360water.com

614-294-3600 Ext.

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This Operator Education course describes the nature and scope of the trickling filter system as it relates to wastewater treatment processes. The trickling filter process is discussed, the features and functionality of the trickling filter are examined, and equipment start-up and operation are explained.

Basic thru Advanced

Most modern wastewater treatment plants include a process that converts dissolved and colloidal material to a solid form that will separate or settle out of the liquid water. The water is purified by the conversion of material from dissolved form to solids and separation of the solids by settling or clarification. A trickling filter is a process that converts dissolved and colloidal waste material into solids. Trickling filters flow into clarifiers or settling tanks where the solid separation takes place. The trickling filter utilizes slime producing organisms to convert liquid wastes into solid form. Slime growth is one of the main functions of a trickling filter. *mass or microbial layer. Finally, they are called sludge when the solids are disposed. For purposes of this course, we will use the term microbial layer to refer to the organisms that appear to be a slime layer on the trickling filter media. {N

Water and Wastewater treatment plant operators

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