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SEPTIC SEWAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

As sewage remains in the piping system, if air is not entrained, the sewage will become septic. Septic sewage is black and smells heavily of hydrogen sulfide (rotten eggs).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
  • Égouts et drainage
DEF

Eaux d'égout ayant perdu tout leur oxygène dissous et où des phénomènes d'anaérobiose commencent à se produire.

Key term(s)
  • eau d'égout septique
  • eau d'égout en putréfaction

Spanish

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