7. Primary decanters

7.1 Principle

Decanters can be used as primary "clarifiers" and are generally placed after the pre-treatment technologies described in chapter 5 .

They should not be confused with the clarifiers found in secondary treatment systems such as activated sludge....

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Wastewater treatment plants – Part 1: General principles of construction: specifies the general principles of design, construction and installation of technical equipment for wastewater treatment plants. - NF EN 12255-1 - avril 2002
Wastewater treatment plants – Part 3: Pretreatments: specifies applications, procedures and performance requirements for raw wastewater pretreatments. - NF EN 12255-3 - avril 2001