This document discusses industrial wastewater treatment processes. It describes the types of industrial effluent and provides an overview of common sewage treatment processes. These generally include pre-treatment to remove solids, primary treatment using sedimentation to remove settleable materials, secondary treatment using biological processes to break down organic matter, and sometimes tertiary treatment for advanced nutrient removal. The goal is to produce a treated effluent that is safe to release into the environment and a treated sludge that can be disposed of or reused.