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Biofiltration
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biofiltration
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The distribution of settled sewage on a bed of inert granular material through which it is allowed to percolate. In doing so, the effluent is aerated thus allowing aerobic bacteria and fungi to reduce its biochemical oxygen demand.
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filtration
biological waste gas purification
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biological treatment
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