Water and Wastewater Terms Beginning M

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microscreen

A device with a fabric straining medium with openings usually between 20 and 60 microns. The fabric is wrapped around the outside of a rotating drum. Wastewater enters the open end of the drum and flows out through the rotating screen cloth. At the highest point of the drum, the collected solids are backwashed by high-pressure water jets into a trough located within the drum.