By oxidizing treatment of waste waters, which are normally scarcely accessible to biodegradation, the molecular structure of the compounds can be altered in such a way that biodegradation becomes possible. It is shown by the example of two types of waste water how rapidly the elimination of persistent substances proceeds by biological treatment after preceding ozonization. A gradual improvement of the elimination rate can often be achieved by combining ozone treatment with adsorption procedures.
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