As defined in the main glossary, bacteria are single cell organisms that thrive in oxygen rich environments and oxygen free environments. This is very convenient for the wastewater treatment industry making possible all sorts of amazing biological digestion processes.
Here, the relevance of bacteria is that bacteria are essential to biological wastewater treatment of virtually any kind.
Bacteria have an amazing ability to digest or breakdown many different types of substances, including many hazardous substances, making these incredible creatures extremely useful for human beings in technology, including biological wastewater treatment.
Bacteria are everywhere, including within the human body, and perform critical functions throughout the ecosystem from the macro to the micro.
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