Primary treatment of sewage involves mostly

a. the physical treatment of wastewater through
filtration and sedimentation.
b. the biological degradation of the organic
material.
c. the detoxification of heavy metals.
d. altering the pH of the wastewater to kill bacteria.
e. all of these.


Answer: a

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