Digester

In wastewater treatment, a closed tank; in solid-waste conversion, a unit in which bacterial action is induced and accelerated in order to break down organic matter and establish the proper carbon to nitrogen ratio.
SOURCE: http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/dterms.html

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