pre-treatment

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Some agri-food industry effluents require pre-treatment before biological treatment. Table 2 indicates the pre-treatments normally required by type of industry:

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Table 2. Pre-treatments used in the agri-food industry

In addition to pre-treatments, an equalisation tank will always be required for the purpose of regulating flow and pollutant concentrations to the biological system. This EQ tank will be agitated or aerated depending on the effluent’s fermentation capacity.

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