Which of the following is the controlled application of waste water onto the land surface to achieve a specified level of treatment?

Civil Engineering : Waste Water Engineering - Quiz(MCQ)

Water treatment

Waste water treatment

Soil treatment

Land treatment

Correct Answer : Land treatment

Explanation : The controlled application of waste water onto the land surface to achieve a specified level of treatment through natural physical, chemical, and biological processes within the plant soil-water matrix is called land treatment.

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What is the growth of huge amounts of algae and other aquatic plants leading to the deterioration of the water quality called?

Algae growth

Eutrophication

Denitrification

Nitrification

Correct Answer : Option (B) : Eutrophication

Explanation : Eutrophication is the growth of huge amounts of algae and other aquatic plants leading to the deterioration of water quality. The untreated wastewater is rich in organic matter which demands oxygen.