ACTIVATED SLUDGE

PROCESS

Prepared by
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Operator Training and Certification Unit
 SECONDARY TREATMENT
Biological Wastewater Treatment
Food
O2
O2 consume organic matter from
Microorganisms
the wastewater, using oxygen for respiration
Food
Food

O2 O2
Millions of aerobic and facultative micro-organisms
remove pollutants thru living and growing process
 Activated Sludge
Suspended Growth,
Biological Treatment