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traitement secondaire
Definition

Stage of the process of waste water treatment: following primary treatment by sedimentation, the second step in most wastewater systems in which biological organisms decompose most of the organic matter into a innocuous, stable form.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/12608