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Waste water treatment [[Settlement facilities|facilities]] are an essential requirement for a Martian settlement. A number of the following processes may be required, depending on the contaminants present in the water. Waste Potable treatment facilities are very similar to water treatment facilities, but treat less heavily contaminated water. In a closed loop system, the cleaned waste water is returned to the potable water treatment system for re-use. The [[Settlement systems|water distribution system]] links the two ends of the water infrastructure. | Waste water treatment [[Settlement facilities|facilities]] are an essential requirement for a Martian settlement. A number of the following processes may be required, depending on the contaminants present in the water. Waste Potable treatment facilities are very similar to [[Potable water treatment|water treatment facilities]], but treat less heavily contaminated water. In a closed loop system, the cleaned waste water is returned to the potable water treatment system for re-use. The [[Settlement systems|water distribution system]] links the two ends of the water infrastructure. | ||
== Waste water treatment processes == | ==Waste water treatment processes== | ||
Reverse osmosis | Reverse osmosis | ||
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Organic solids removal | Organic solids removal | ||
== Expected contaminants == | ==Expected contaminants== | ||
== Waste water treatment plant == | ==Waste water treatment plant== | ||
The first waste water treatment plants will be packaged units provided from Earth. These types of units are already produced on Earth for buildings and communities isolated from the larger centralized waste water treatment plants available for towns and cities. | The first waste water treatment plants will be packaged units provided from Earth. These types of units are already produced on Earth for buildings and communities isolated from the larger centralized waste water treatment plants available for towns and cities. | ||
Revision as of 19:19, 24 July 2019
Waste water treatment facilities are an essential requirement for a Martian settlement. A number of the following processes may be required, depending on the contaminants present in the water. Waste Potable treatment facilities are very similar to water treatment facilities, but treat less heavily contaminated water. In a closed loop system, the cleaned waste water is returned to the potable water treatment system for re-use. The water distribution system links the two ends of the water infrastructure.
Waste water treatment processes
Reverse osmosis
Biological treatment
Chlorination
Ozonation
Flocculation
Organic solids removal
Expected contaminants
Waste water treatment plant
The first waste water treatment plants will be packaged units provided from Earth. These types of units are already produced on Earth for buildings and communities isolated from the larger centralized waste water treatment plants available for towns and cities.