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Due to increase in industrialization, population and urbanized societies, the world is facing problem of wastewater management. Every day, effluent generated from various activities from various wastewater generating sources and these are the main cause of pollution in receiving body. Contaminant, which is usually present in wastewater in many forms, is known to be toxic for aquatic life as well as human life. Some of these pollutants are pathogenic microorganisms, phosphorus and nitrogen, heavy metals, organic matter. The main sources of microbial contaminants in wastewater are human and animal wastes. Also, the presence of these phosphorus and nitrogen in excess amount could lead to the eutrophication of water sources. As there are many negative effects of untreated wastewater on aquatic life, environment, ecology and human life, a number of processes are in place for the treatment of wastewater effluents before discharge into receiving water bodies.