Raw sewage of 12 MLD having 300 mg/l of suspended solids enters into a sedimentation tank which has an efficiency of 70%. The raw sludge in the sedimentation tank has moisture content of 95% and specific gravity of solid is 1.2. The total volume of sludge produced daily is m³

Raw sewage of 12 MLD having 300 mg/l of suspended solids enters into a sedimentation tank which has an efficiency of 70%. The raw sludge in the sedimentation tank has moisture content of 95% and specific gravity of solid is 1.2. The total volume of sludge produced daily is m³

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