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Meanings of sewage in English

Portuguese
esgotos
Catalan
clavegueram
Spanish
residuos

Waste matter carried away in sewers or drains.

esgotos

A type of wastewater.

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Examples for "domestic wastewater"
Examples for "domestic wastewater"
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To compensate for this water deficit, the MBR treats domestic wastewater for further reuse.
Pubmed
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It said most enterprises do not have or do not use wastewater treatment and domestic wastewater is out of control.
Reuters
Usage of sewage in English
1
The new sewage treatment facilities should help prevent disease outbreaks, officials said.
Reuters
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The results: a fragmented, under-funded and grossly inadequate water and sewage system.
The Irish Times
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The fishing industry and sewage outlets were also identified as major sources.
Reuters
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At present, all of Ardmore's sewage is discharged untreated into the sea.
The Irish Times
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Municipal sewage and agricultural fertilisers are still the main causes of contamination.
The Irish Times
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The Company also offers technical services for waste and sewage treatment sectors.
Reuters
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Authorities on both sides have agreed to drain the valley of sewage.
Reuters
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Raw sewage mixed with flood waters was increasing the risk of disease.
The Guardian
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They discharged untreated sewage and they operated dangerously inadequate water treatment plants.
The Irish Times
10
Too sensitive to the fact that most bacteriophages come from raw sewage.
A fierce radiance: a novel
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The plant effects this purification in its sewage farm of green cells.
The Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters o...
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On a recent visit, a stream of sewage flowed beside the homes.
The Guardian
13
Two years later, substandard infrastructure was blamed for flooding and sewage backups.
The Guardian
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It authorizes a billion-dollar bond issue for construction of municipal sewage-treatment plants.
The new yorker
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They picked their way over channels of sewage that ran between houses.
Perdido Street Station
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Treated sewage might not be as safe as the cruise lines claim.
The Guardian
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Translations for sewage
Portuguese
esgotosesgoto
Sewage through the time
Sewage across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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