: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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As aquatic ecologist Dania Albini explains, swimming in most rivers is increasingly dangerous due to sewage fungus and algal blooms.
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Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
That area has been closed since 2021 because of sewage run-off from across the border.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Testing wastewater, including sewage, can help public health officials monitor the spread of viruses and bacteria such as flu and COVID-19, even picking up cases that are symptomless and unreported.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
The challenge here is that the places where trachoma is most common often don't have clean water and working sewage systems.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
That area has been closed since 2021 because of sewage run-off from across the border.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2025
Testing wastewater, including sewage, can help public health officials monitor the spread of viruses and bacteria such as flu and COVID-19, even picking up cases that are symptomless and unreported.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
The challenge here is that the places where trachoma is most common often don't have clean water and working sewage systems.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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sewage
noun
sew·age
ˈsü-ij 
: waste materials carried off by sewers
Medical Definition
sewage
noun
sew·age
ˈsü-ij
: refuse liquids or waste matter carried off by sewers
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