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Water Reclamation System and Micropollutants

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Glossary

Activated sludge process:

A biological method of wastewater treatment that is performed by a variable and mixed community of microorganisms in an aerobic aquatic environment.

Biodegradation:

The reaction processes mediated by microbial activity.

Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs):

An exogenous agent that interferes with the synthesis, secretion, transport, binding, action, or elimination of natural hormones in the body, which are responsible for the maintenance of homeostasis, reproduction, development, and/or behavior.

Hydrophobicity:

The physical property of a molecule that is repelled from a mass of water.

Membrane bioreactor (MBR):

The combination of a membrane process like microfiltration or ultrafiltration with a suspended growth bioreactor.

Micropollutant:

Pollutant, which exists in very small traces in water.

Sludge retention time (SRT):

An operational parameter, which measures how long the sludge can remain in a reactor.

Sorption:

The action of absorption or...

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