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The WQA Glossary of Terms
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Floc
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Tuesday,Sep 14, 1999
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As relates to water treatment, avery fine, fluffy-type mass formed by the coming together of a number of fine suspended particles. A floc can occur naturally, but most frequently it is induced by the addition of a coagulant/flocculent to raw water which contains undesirable turbidity or color.
In wastewater treatment, a clump of solids formed in sewage by biological or chemical action.
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