Hydraulic retention time
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Official WHO Definition | Time the wastewater takes to pass through the system (WHO 2006).The theoretical amount of time required for a given flow to pass through a unit process. It is calculated by deviding the volume of a unit process by the applied flow rate (Symons et al. 2000). See also hydraulic detention time.
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Symons, J. M., Bradley, L. C. Jr. and Cleveland, T. C. 2000. The Drinking Water Dictionary. American Water Works Association WHO (2006) Guidelines for the safe use of wastewater, excreta and greywater
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/wastewater/gsuww/en/index.html
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