aerobic and anaerobic treatment during secondary treatment level is a part of bioremediation. I am looking for another methods of bioremediation of wastewater treatment??
Hello Shivani , basically there are three general types of biological treatment if we want to classify them according to the electron acceptor:
-aerobic (electron acceptor is oxygen)- this type of treatment need air to be always present in the system
-anaerobic (electron acceptor other than oxygen): oxygen could be harmful to the system.
-facultative (electron acceptor is sometimes oxygen ,sometimes other than oxygen)- part of the system is aerobic , other parts of the system is anaerobic.
example on facultative : Facultative lagoons .
are these methods include in bioremediaion or we call them as bioremediation techniques?
dear shivani , if we are talking about wastewater, Bioremediation= biological treatment (synonyms ).
Dhivani Garg:
concerning BIOREMEDIATION of wastewater: BIOREMEDIATION means elimination of pollutants from soil, groundwater, wastewater, air using microorganisms (bacteria, yeast, fungi, algae,.....). But when we are talking about wastewater treatment, we are talking about "BIOLOGICAL METHODS" commonly. It means to use BIOREMEDIATION for wastewater treatment is generally correct.
Biological methods which could be used for wastewater treatment classified according to electron donor givem by Rami is OK. But we can use also further biological methods like nitrification, denitrification, anaerobic biological treatment, activated sludge (aerobic treatment) and many more. It would be easier to answer your question when you specify, for what purspose you want apply bioremediation. Your question is to general.
Best regards
Vit
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