Water Pollution and Control Bioreactors: A bioreactor is a closed system that supports the growth of cells, microorganisms, or plant cells in a culture medium. It's used to convert raw materials into products. In a wastewater treatment process, a bioreactor is specifically-designed chamber to support a biologically active environment, namely where bacteria and protozoa (the so-called biomass) can grow and consume some (or all) the substances within the raw wastewater. They can be aerobic (to remove organic matter and oxidize ammonia to nitrate), anoxic (to remove nitrogen from nitrates to nitrogen gas) or anaerobic (to remove organic matter), depending on the presence of oxygen and nitrates or their absence. Typically, membranes are installed after aerobic or anaerobic bioreactors (respectively, the MBR and the An MBR processes). Temperature, pH, and oxygen : Bioreactors regulate temperature, pH, and oxygen concentration to create a controlled environment....