Water and Wastewater Terms Beginning A

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air binding

The clogging of a filter, pipe, or pump due to the presence of air released from water. Air entering the filter media is harmful to both the filtration and backwash processes. Air can prevent the passage of water during the filtration process and can cause the loss of filter media during the backwash process.