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Secondary sewage treatement is a ___.
Options:
A .  Physical process that is used to remove small and large particles 
B .  Biological process that is used to remove dissolved and suspended organic compounds
C .  Chemical process that is used to remove radioactive compounds
D .  All of the above
Answer: Option B
:
B
Secondary sewage treatment is a biological process that is used in theremoval of suspended and dissolved organic compounds from the sewage water by using microbial flocs (Group of anaerobic bacteria that are associated with fungal filaments to form mesh-like structures). It aims toachieve a certain degree ofeffluentquality by using asewage treatmentplant with primary treatment for separation of removable (large) and settleable (small) solids followed by biological process to remove dissolved and suspended organic compounds. These flocs greatly aid in the reduction of BOD of water so that it can be disposed safely without polluting water bodies.

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