| Spanish | English |
| lecho de tratamiento biológico | biological filter bed |
| Residuos estabilizados/solidificados mediante tratamiento biológico | wastes stabilized by biological treatment |
| tratamiento biologico de la contaminación | bioremediation |
| tratamiento biológico | biological treatment Process that uses microorganisms to decompose organic wastes either into water, carbon dioxide, and simple inorganic substances, or into simpler organic substances, such as aldehydes and acids. The purpose of a biological treatment system is to control the environment for microorganisms so that their growth and activity are enhanced, and provide a means for maintaining high concentration of the microorganisms in contact with the wastes |
| tratamiento biológico de aguas residuales | biological wastewater treatment |
| tratamiento biológico de aguas residuales | biological wastewater treatment Types of wastewater treatment in which biochemical or bacterial action is intensified to oxidize and stabilize the unstable organic matter present. Examples of this type of treatment use intermittent sand filters, trickling filters, and activated sludge processes and sludge digestion |
| tratamiento biológico de los efluentes | biological effluent treatment |
| tratamiento biológico de los residuos | biological treatment of waste |
| tratamiento biológico secundario | secondary biological treatment |
| tratamiento biológico secundario | intermediate level treatment |
| tratamiento de residuos biologicos | biological waste treatment |
| tratamiento de residuos biologicos | biological waste treatment A generic term applied to processes that use microorganisms to decompose organic wastes either into water, carbon dioxide, and simple inorganic substances, such as aldehydes and acids. The purpose of biological waste treatment is to control either the environment for microorganisms so that their growth and activity are enhanced, and to provide a means for maintaining high concentrations of the microorganisms in contact with the wastes |
