A township is to treat 5,00,000 litres of sewage per day which has a 5 day BOD of 150 ppm. An oxidation pond is used for the purpose. The effluent can have a BOD of 15 ppm. The loading is to be 40 kg of 5 day BOD per hectare per day. The required area of the pond is...

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A township is to treat 5,00,000 litres of sewage
per day which has a 5 day BOD of 150 ppm. An
oxidation pond is used for the purpose. The
effluent can have a BOD of 15 ppm. The loading
is to be 40 kg of 5 day BOD per hectare per day.
The required area of the pond is...
Transcribed Image Text:A township is to treat 5,00,000 litres of sewage per day which has a 5 day BOD of 150 ppm. An oxidation pond is used for the purpose. The effluent can have a BOD of 15 ppm. The loading is to be 40 kg of 5 day BOD per hectare per day. The required area of the pond is...
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