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[ noun ] the process of exposing to air (so as to purify)

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(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

The pilot lagoon was designed to handle the wastes from 314 persons with a 4 - day aeration period .

The raw sewage was introduced directly under the turbine aerator to insure maximum mixing of the raw sewage with the aeration tank contents .

The organic loading on the unit averaged 32 lb of BOD / day or about 2 lb BOD / day 1000 cu_ft aeration capacity .

The vegetables were not readily metabolized by the bacteria in the aeration unit and tended to float on the surface .

The dissolved oxygen in the aeration unit was consistently high until January 29 , 1961 .

Related terms

natural_process air_out

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[ noun ] the act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent

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change_of_state oxygenate

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