activated sludge process

noun

: a sewage treatment procedure in which the decomposition of the raw sewage is hastened by the addition to it of biologically active sewage sludge

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of activated sludge process was in 1916

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“Activated sludge process.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/activated%20sludge%20process. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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