The activated sludge process produces about 70 100 kg / ML of waste activated sludge ( that is kg of dry solids produced per ML of wastewater treated; one mega litre ( ML ) is 10 3 m 3 ).
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:"'Low energy requirements : "'the aerobic granular sludge process has a higher aeration efficiency due to operation at increased height, while there are neither return sludge or nitrate recycle streams nor mixing and propulsion requirements