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4-Tertiary (or advanced): removal of specific components and/ or complementary<br />

removal of components which were not sufficiently removed by the secondary<br />

treatment, e.g. nutrients or pathogenic organisms.<br />

A further stage <strong>in</strong>volves the treatment of the surplus sludge generated along the process by<br />

stabilization and/or thicken<strong>in</strong>g and dewater<strong>in</strong>g prior to reuse or disposal. The stages of the<br />

treatment are usually classified by the nature of the treatment applied. In the mechanical<br />

treatment, the use of physical forces (screen<strong>in</strong>g, sedimentation and filtration) prevails; the<br />

chemical treatments <strong>in</strong>volve the use of external reagents and chemical reactions<br />

(flocculation, precipitation, redox, dis<strong>in</strong>fection), the biological treatments are based<br />

upon the activities of micro organisms, ma<strong>in</strong>ly bacteria, which use the biodegradable<br />

organic pollutants as a substrate for their metabolism (activated sludge, trickl<strong>in</strong>g filters,<br />

lagoons, aerobic and anaerobic digestion); the thermal treatments use heat for the<br />

evaporation of water, the destruction of the organic components or for sludge treatment<br />

(dehydration, <strong>in</strong>c<strong>in</strong>eration) (Bouwer, 1978).<br />

Table (1.2) shows the ma<strong>in</strong> processes <strong>in</strong> treatment of wastewater on the other hand table<br />

(1.3) described the removal efficiency of the quality parameters for each unit process<br />

employed <strong>in</strong> WWTP.<br />

Table (1.2) Ma<strong>in</strong> processes <strong>in</strong> wastewater treatment. ( Zanetti, 2006)<br />

Pollutants<br />

Processes used<br />

Gross materials<br />

Screen<strong>in</strong>g, degritt<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Suspended solids Biodegradable organic<br />

compounds Nitrogen compounds<br />

Phosphorous<br />

Pathogenic agents<br />

Sedimentation, flotation, flocculation,<br />

filtration Activated sludge, trickl<strong>in</strong>g filters<br />

biologic disks, lagoons Nitrification or<br />

biological denitrification, stripp<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Chemical precipitation, biological removal<br />

Chlor<strong>in</strong>ation, Ozonization, UV<br />

Non-biodegradable organic compounds<br />

Dissolved <strong>in</strong>organic compounds<br />

Absorption of activated carbon, wet<br />

combustion, <strong>in</strong>c<strong>in</strong>eration<br />

Chemical precipitation, ion exchange,<br />

membrane processes<br />

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