J. Paul Guyer

An Introduction to Advanced Wastewater Treatment J. Paul Guyer

The sequence of treatment processes through which wastewater passes is usually characterized as: preliminary, primary, secondary treatment and tertiary treatment. This discussion is an introduction to advanced treatment methods and processes. Advanced treatment is primarily a tertiary treatment. A number of different unit operations are used in various configurations to make up an advanced wastewater treatment system. The particular situation determines the most applicable process design.