It is often possible and advisable for an industry to discharge its waste directly at a municipal treatment plant, where a certain portion of the pollution can be removed. A municipal sewage-treatment plant, if designed and operated properly can handle a major part of the industrial waste, with the exception …

Industrial wastewater treatment describes the processes used for treating wastewater that is produced by industries as an undesirable by-product. After treatment, the treated industrial wastewater (or effluent) may be reused or released to a sanitary sewer or to a surface water in the environment.