: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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Chronic Chlorine Exposure Chronic low-dose chlorine exposure may occur with people who work with cleaning products, around pools, in water or sewage treatment facilities, or in some industries.
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Benton's water and sewage department facilities were heavily damaged, and millions of gallons of sewage flowed into the Saline River.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024
The case involves an unusual dispute between the agency and liberal San Francisco over what the city says are impossibly vague rules for the discharge of untreated sewage into San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy reported two discharges of untreated sewage and one false alarm, one on May 25, 2011, and the other, triggered by a massive downpour, on June 26, 2021, according to Hugh McDiarmid Jr., communications director.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Benton's water and sewage department facilities were heavily damaged, and millions of gallons of sewage flowed into the Saline River.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024
The case involves an unusual dispute between the agency and liberal San Francisco over what the city says are impossibly vague rules for the discharge of untreated sewage into San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy reported two discharges of untreated sewage and one false alarm, one on May 25, 2011, and the other, triggered by a massive downpour, on June 26, 2021, according to Hugh McDiarmid Jr., communications director.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.
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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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