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SEWAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Waste matter carried away in sewers or drains
Synonyms:
sewage; sewerage
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sewage" is a kind of...):
waste; waste material; waste matter; waste product (any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted)
Meronyms (substance of "sewage"):
effluent; sewer water; wastewater (water mixed with waste matter)
Context examples:
You may get it if you travel to parts of the world with inadequate water treatment and poor sanitation, and lack of sewage treatment.
(Cholera, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Organic food is produced without using most conventional pesticides; fertilizers made with synthetic ingredients or sewage sludge; bioengineering; or ionizing radiation.
(Organic food, NCI Thesaurus)
Itaipu Binacional, the world's biggest generator of hydroelectric energy, founded the first biomethane plant that uses a mixture of sewage, grass clippings, and restaurant leftover food as raw material.
(Biomethane rises as alternate source of energy in Brazil, Agência Brasil)
M. scrofulaceum is found in environmental sources such as house dust, soil, water, and sewage as well as food sources such as raw milk, and it is frequently associated with cervical adenitis in children.
(Mycobacterium scrofulaceum, NCI Thesaurus)
As a result of the treatment of these waters, millions of tons of sewage sludge are generated, filling landfills and generating pollution, unpleasant odours, and public health risks.
(Scientists validate a new technology that transforms sewage sludge into fertilizer more efficiently, University of Granada)
Scientists assessed the strains of E. coli from infected humans and looked for the same strains in sewage, dairy farm slurry, human faeces, and contaminated foods including beef, pork, chicken, salad and fruit.
(Wash your hands or else spread superbug E. coli, say scientists, Wikinews)
To combat these issues, one of the most important alternatives is to transform sewage sludge, which has a high organic-matter content, into a resource that can be used for agricultural purposes as a crop fertilizer.
(Scientists validate a new technology that transforms sewage sludge into fertilizer more efficiently, University of Granada)
