Definition of Floc

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Floc

The term 'Floc' as it applies to the area of reclamation can be defined as ' 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'.

The term 'Floc' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' A cluster of frazil particles'.


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