Lagoon: (1) A shallow pond where sunlight, bacterial action, and oxygen work to purify wastewater. (2) A shallow body of water, often separated from the sea by coral reefs or sandbars.
lagoon 1) A water body in a depression back of an offshore bar, a beach ridge or shore dune, with these geomorphic features acting as barriers or dams. 2) A man-made excavation with side and bottom impervious surfaces or liners to maintain an ...
lagoon
in wastewater treatment, a shallow pond where sunlight, bacterial action, and oxygen interact to restore wastewater to a reasonable state of purity.
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lagoon : A shallow, artificial treatment pond where sunlight, bacterial action, and oxygen work to purify wastewater; a stabilization pond.
Sewage Lagoon: See Lagoon.
Sewage Sludge: Sludge produced at a Publicly Owned Treatment Works, the disposal of which is regulated under the Clean Water Act.
Aerated Lagoon: A holding and/or treatment pond that speeds up the natural process of biological decomposition of organic waste by stimulating the growth and activity of bacteria that degrade organic waste.
Lagoon: A shallow pond where wastewater is stored and/or partially treated through exposure to sunlight, oxygen, and microorganisms.
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Definition (english only)
Sea-water bodies situated at the coast, but separated from the sea by land spits or similar land features. Coastal lagoons are open to the sea in restricted spaces.
Waste Treatment Lagoon- Impoundment made by excavation or earth fill for biological treatment of wastewater.
water treatment lagoon. An impound for liquid wastes, so
designed as to accomplish some degree of biochemical
treatment of the wastes.
Waste Treatment Lagoon
Waste Treatment Plant
Waste Treatment Stream
Waste-Heat Recovery
Waste-to-Energy Facility/Municipal-Waste Combustor
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Wastewater Infrastructure
Wastewater Operations and Maintenance
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Areas where fresh water from rivers mixes with salt water from nearshore ocean. They include bays, mouths of rivers, salt marshes and lagoons. These brackish water ecosystems shelter and feed marine life, birds and wildlife.
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These brackish areas include bays, mouths of rivers, salt marshes, wetlands, and lagoons and are influenced by tides and currents. Estuaries provide valuable habitat for marine animals, birds, and other wildlife.
Bentonite: highly plastic clay consisting of the minerals montmorillonite and beidellite that swells when wet and is often used as a lining material to seal landfills and lagoons.
 See also: Water, Waste, Air, Treatment, Environment
  
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