Water and Wastewater Terms Beginning C

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coprecipitation

A treatment process that occurs when ferrous iron is added to water or metallic wastestreams and subsequently oxidized in an aerator. The oxidized iron, which is insoluble, precipitates along with other metallic contaminants present in the water or wastestream, thereby enhancing metals removal.