NEETZoologyMicrobes in Human Welfare
Which of the following is put into Anaerobic sludge digester for further sewage treatment?
Options
- AFloating debris
- BEffluents of primary treatment
- CActivated sludge
- DPrimary sludge
Correct answer
C. Activated sludge
Step-by-step solution
Once the BOD of sewage or wastewater is reduced significantly, the effluent is then passed into a settling tank where the bacterial ‘flocs’ are allowed to sediment. This sediment is called activated sludge. A small part of the activated sludge is pumped back into the aeration tank to serve as the inoculum. The remaining major part of the sludge is pumped into large tanks called anaerobic sludge digesters. Here, other kinds of bacteria, which grow anaerobically, digest the bacteria and the fungi in the sludge