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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. technology
  3. processing technology
  4. biofiltration
  1. Fields of Study
  2. physics
  3. physical phenomena
  4. filtration
  5. biofiltration

Preferred term

biofiltration

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A technology using microorganisms on a substrate to biologically degrade emissions or effluents (such as sewage, wastewaters, volatile organic compounds).

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • biological filtration

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17351

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