Aerobic Waste Treatment Septic Systems

Aerobic waste treatment systems are designed to breakdown wastewater. The wastewater is treated with chemicals such as calcium hypochlorite (a bleaching agent) prior to being disposed of.

Features

• Aerobic treatment systems use oxygen to break down organic material, according to the University of Minnesota.The oxygen provides a rich environment for bacteria, which feed upon the wastewater within the treatment unit.

Pretreatment

• Aerobic systems may include a pretreatment process of reducing solids within the aerobic unit. Pretreatment processes include a trash trap, which prevents the clogging of an aerobic unit.

Function

• Wastewater comes from the home. Toilet bowl and bidet in a toilet image by terex from Fotolia.com

  An aerobic unit collects and treats household wastewater. This includes water from your showers, toilets and sinks.

Disposal

• Effluent can be used to water fields after treatment. automatic irrigation sprinkler pivot image by JoLin from Fotolia.com

  After the wastewater has been treated in the aeration chamber and the solids have been separated from the liquids, the effluent (water discharge) is then disinfected. The effluent can then be used for surface irrigation or drip fields.