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Why is aerobic degradation more important then anaerobic degradation for the treatment of large volumes of wastewaters rich in organic matter. Disuss.

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During aerobic condition, the decomposing bacteria multiply very rapidly and associate with fungal filaments to form flocs. The aerobic bacteria decompose large amount of organic wastes of waste water in the presence of oxygen produced by algae. But during anaerobic degradation, some toxic gases are produced which kill the bacteria and fungi
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Why is aerobic degradation more important than anaerobic degradation for the treatment of large volumes of wastewaters rich in organic matter. Discuss.

Assertion :- Aerobic respiration yields more energy than anaerobic respiration. Reason:- In aerobic respiration there is complete oxidation of organic substances in presence of oxygen and release all hydrogen and CO_(2) .