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- Loose, open-structured mass formed in a suspension by the aggregation of minute particles. Clumps of bacteria and particulate impurities that have come together and formed a cluster. Found in flocculation tanks and settling or sedimentation basins. Clumps of impurities removed from water during the purification process; formed when alum is added to impure water.
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- Base exchange, Capillary attraction (capillary force), Colloidal particles, Consolidation, Contact load, Dispersing agent, Effective diameter, Equivalent diameter (equivalent size), Natural frequency (f), Particle acceleration, Particle displacement, Particle size, Particle velocity, Tilth