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thumb|right| Biosolids composting plant biofilter mound - note sprinkler visible front right to maintain proper moisture level for optimum functioning
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- Examples of biofiltration
- Control of air pollution
- Water treatment
- Biofiltration process
- Types of filtering media
- Advantages
- Drawbacks
- Drinking water
- Wastewater
- Use in aquaculture
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thumb|right| Biosolids composting plant biofilter mound - note sprinkler visible front right to maintain proper moisture level for optimum functioning
Biofiltration is a pollution control technique using a bioreactor containing living material to capture and biologically degrade pollutants. Common uses include processing waste water, capturing harmful chemicals or silt from surface runoff, and microbiotic oxidation of contaminants in air. Industrial biofiltration can be classified as the process of utilizing biological oxidation to remove volatile organic compounds, odors, and hydrocarbons.