A trickling filter , also called trickling biofilter, biofilter, biological filter and biological trickling filter , is a fixed-bed, biological reactor that operates under (mostly) aerobic conditions. Pre-settled wastewater is continuously ‘trickled’ or sprayed over the filter.
Segment from Let’s Clean Up This Mess, a film on sanitation post tsunami. Case study: East Devdhanam in Trichy (Tamil Nadu), where Community Based Sanitation-DEWATS has been quite successful.
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