Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25, Problem 9MC
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Water treatment is the process through which wastewater is converted into an effluent that can be returned into the water cycle. The main objective of wastewater treatment is to reduce the contaminants to a level for releasing the water into a natural environment.
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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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