Water Quality; Wastewater Management

Running Head : HEALTHCARE

Water Quality Wastewater Management

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Water Quality Wastewater Management

Wastewater treatment process involves the removal of physical , chemical and biological contaminants from runoff and domestic sewage . This is done by use of physical , chemical or biological processes . This process is very essential and beneficial in a community and the world at large as it prevents contagion and destruction of waterways , drinking water sources and natural water resources . Secondary water treatment and tertiary water treatment are examples of water treatment

methods and they share some similarities . Secondary water treatment and Tertiary water treatment are both methods of wastewater treatment . They both use biological treatment processes . For instance , secondary water treatment method uses biological method to remove dissolved and fine dangled organic matter from wastewater while tertiary method uses biological processes to eliminate pollutants not removed by primary and secondary water treatment (Petros , 2009

Secondary water treatment method and tertiary water treatment method differs in several ways . Secondary water treatment method mainly involves the removal of eighty-five percent to ninety percent of the remaining pollutant after the primary water treatment process is done This is done specifically through a biological process . On the other hand , advanced or tertiary water treatment is the processes that eliminate any small amount of unwanted materials and particles that can also remain in treated water . There are only two types of processes in secondary water treatment method . These include , trickling filters and activated sludge , while in tertiary treatment the various...