Microbes In Human Welfare Question 21

Question: Activated sludge has the ability to settle quickly this enables it to:

Options:

A) be rapidly pumped back from sedimentation to aeration tank.

B) absorb pathogenic bacteria while sinking to the bottom of the settling-tank.

C) anaerobically digested and be discarded.

D) absorb colloidal organic matter.

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

[a] Activated sludge should have the ability to settle quickly so that it can be rapidly pumped back from sedimentation to aeration tank.