What is the key difference between primary and secondary sewage treatment?

  • A
    Primary treatment is biological,while secondary is mechanical.
  • B
    Primary treatment involves physical removal of particles,while secondary involves microbial action.
  • C
    Primary treatment is expensive,while secondary is inexpensive.
  • D
    There is no significant difference between the two.

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$A$ - $STP$ (Sewage Treatment Plants) purify sewage.
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