: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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Bacteria levels can increase when contaminated runoff enters the ocean after significant rainfall, or untreated sewage is released into the water.
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Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment advised residents last week to stay out of the Missouri River due to contamination from raw sewage and E. coli bacteria.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2024
Under the current, haphazard system, people sometimes don’t know about things like sewage that can flow into the water after torrential rains or stem from broken pipes and other spills.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2024
Many low-income countries suffer from widespread corruption and intense inequality, with large numbers of people living in low-quality urban settings where access to basic facilities such as clean water, sewage and lighting is scarce.
—Eric Galbraith, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
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Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment advised residents last week to stay out of the Missouri River due to contamination from raw sewage and E. coli bacteria.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2024
Under the current, haphazard system, people sometimes don’t know about things like sewage that can flow into the water after torrential rains or stem from broken pipes and other spills.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2024
Many low-income countries suffer from widespread corruption and intense inequality, with large numbers of people living in low-quality urban settings where access to basic facilities such as clean water, sewage and lighting is scarce.
—Eric Galbraith, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 15 Jul. 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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