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Sewage Treatment

In this video, we find out what really happens after you flush down last night's dinner. We discover the importance of microbes in sewage treatment and how we have shaped a critical process around it. Created by Sulagna Das.

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  • blobby green style avatar for user mohamed.m105-smf
    So what is a septic tank? I've heard people using this term commonly. Is it another term for something we are learning here in our syllabus or is it something totally different?
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  • blobby green style avatar for user 4kWhrpmsq
    Why at would you "lead the student" so as to say something is crazy? The bias against this process is awful. Might be more helpful to explain how one treats the drinking water for removal of industrial waste, cadmium, copper, various PFE, etc. Also will be helpful to explain the political discussions that have to occur. For example, perhaps industry needs to separate their waste stream from residential waste streams. Please expound on these challenging areas of business and politics. Better for a young person to understand these types of opportunities and friction earlier in their career .
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