Glossary

Sea water is the water that makes up the seas and oceans, where the average concentration of dissolved salts is 35 g / L. This water can be made drinkable thanks to desalination and purification pl...

Mechanical treatment of waste water to eliminate particles such as sand and dust or in any case of solids with diameter

By sludge is commonly meant a mixture composed of finely dispersed solid material and a relatively small quantity of liquid, derived mainly, but not necessarily, from sedimentation.

Static sewer with horizontal flow. In the pit there are 3 layers: a superficial one (foam zone), one on the bottom (sludge zona) where the heavier substances settle and an intermediate one consisti...

Set of works and plants intended for the treatment of waste water to eliminate harmful and toxic elements.

Salinity is a parameter used to describe the the salt content of a body of water.

Sedimentation is the tendency for particles or molecules to settle out of the liquid solution in which they are suspended. Sedimentation can be caused by gravity, centrifugal force or by electricit...

Sterilization refers to the elimination and/or the complete inactivation of all forms of life present on a surface, contained in a fluid, or in a compound.

Subirrigation is a type of irrigation where water is distributed through underground pipes. In this type of irrigation, the water comes out through special openings and goes back into the ground by...

Substance that decreases the surface tension of a liquid, especially water, or that existing at the interface between two non-miscible liquids or between a liquid and a solid, causing effects such ...