Glossary
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- AerobicEnvironment where oxygen is present.
- AnaerobicEnvironment where oxygen is absent.
- BODBiochemical Oxygen Demand is the rate at which organisms use the oxygen in water or wastewater while stabilizing decomposable organic matter under aerobic conditions.
- TSSTotal Suspended Solids are solid contaminants that either float on the surface of or are suspended in wastewater primarily due to their small size.