5.2 - Microbes in Sewage Treatment
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Practice Questions
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What is primary treatment?
💡 Hint: Think about the first step in cleaning sewage.
Name one microbe involved in secondary treatment.
💡 Hint: It produces methane.
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What is produced during secondary sewage treatment?
💡 Hint: Think about what gases are involved in this process.
True or False: Primary treatment removes all pollutants from sewage.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens in both stages of treatment.
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Discuss the impact of microbial action in sewage treatment on public health and the environment.
💡 Hint: Think about how clean water affects human health.
Design a simple sewage treatment process and explain each step's role, particularly focusing on the microbial functions.
💡 Hint: Consider how each step builds on the previous ones to achieve clean water.
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