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aerobic lagoon

aerobic lagoon

[e′rō·bik lə′gün]
(civil engineering)
An aerated pond in which sewage solids are placed, and are decomposed by aerobic bacteria. Also known as aerobic pond.
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An activated sludge reactor and an aerobic lagoon with a useful volume of 0.9L and a settling zone of 0.45L were used.
Genotoxic effects of kraft pulp mill effluents treated by biological aerobic systems/Efectos genotoxicos de efluentes provenientes de celulosa kraft tratados por sistemas biologicos aerobicos/Efeito genotoxico de efluentes a partir de celulose kraft tratados por sistemas biologicos aerobicos
Treatment consists of a pre-treatment unit, an anaerobic digester for BOD and COD reduction, with methane reclamation for re-use in the plant's boilers, and an aerobic lagoon settling system.
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