sewage

  • 31sewage plant — sewage ,plant noun count AMERICAN a place where waste substances are treated with chemicals to make them less harmful …

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  • 32Sewage treatment — The objective of sewage treatment is to produce a disposable effluent without causing harm to the surrounding environment, and also prevent pollution.[1] Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing contaminants… …

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  • 33sewage system — Collection of pipes and mains, treatment works, and discharge lines (sewers) for the wastewater of a community. Early civilizations often built drainage systems in urban areas to handle storm runoff. The Romans constructed elaborate systems that… …

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  • 34Sewage collection and disposal — Urban areas require some methods for collection and disposal of sewage.CollectionA sewage system may convey the wastewater by gravity to a sewage treatment plant. Where pipeline excavation is difficult because of rock or there is limited… …

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  • 35sewage works — noun facility consisting of a system of sewers for carrying off liquid and solid sewage • Syn: ↑sewage system, ↑sewer system • Hypernyms: ↑facility, ↑installation • Part Holonyms: ↑infrastructure, ↑ …

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  • 36sewage farm — noun a farm that is irrigated and fertilized with raw sewage • Hypernyms: ↑farm * * * noun : a farm fertilized and irrigated with raw sewage or sewage liquids * * * sewage farm noun 1. A place where sewage is treated to render it suitable for use …

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  • 37sewage treatment plant — noun, pl ⋯ plants [count] chiefly US : a place where sewage is cleaned so that it is not harmful or dangerous to the environment called also (US) sewage plant (Brit) sewage farm (Brit) sewage treatment works (Brit) …

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  • 38Sewage diver — A sewage diver is a person whose job requires them to dive into sewage to perform necessary maintenance work. External links* [http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/3518/DH HazDive.htm Diver at Work Haz Mat Diving] …

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  • 39sewage farm — (also sewage works) noun Brit. a place where sewage is treated, especially for use as fertilizer …

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  • 40sewage farm — BrE sewage plant AmE noun (C) a place where sewage is treated to stop it being harmful …

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