SLUDGE DIGESTION


Meaning of SLUDGE DIGESTION in English

The biological decomposition of solids collected during the operation of a facility designed to remove organic wastes from domestic or industrial sources. The total volume of solids is reduced by the Mineralization activity of bacteria, and the sludge remaining is rendered less reactive because the easily degraded compounds have been removed.

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.