primary treatment
Defined in Article 2, Directive (EU) 2024/3019
Definitions over time (1)
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For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply:
‘primary treatment’ means treatment of urban wastewater by a physical or chemical process, or both, involving settlement of suspended solids, or other processes in which the BOD_{5} of the incoming wastewater is reduced by at least 20 % before discharge and the total suspended solids of the incoming wastewater are reduced by at least 50 %;
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- Article 2(11) Historical · definitions end 01/01/2025