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SULLAGE [3 records]

Record 1 2015-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Water Pollution
DEF

The household waste water, other than faecal and urinary wastes.

OBS

sullage : term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Eaux résiduaires ménagères, autres que les eaux résiduaires fécales et urinaires.

OBS

eaux d'égouts : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • eau d'égout

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
  • Contaminación del agua
DEF

Agua residual doméstica distinta de los vertidos sanitarios (fecales y urinarios).

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Record 2 2006-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
DEF

A latrine where the sullage falls into a bucket which can be removed for disposal of the sullage.

CONT

Accommodation was very crowded and many households had less than one square metre per person in their rooms. The majority of households shared a bathroom and toilet. Bathrooms had a soakaway for wastewater disposal. About 88% of toilets had a bucket-latrine and about 12% had a pit latrine. The number of latrines was inadequate and open defecation was common. About half the residents did not use a kitchen but cooked in corridors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
DEF

Baquet servant au transport des matières fécales, qui supplée à l'absence de fosse d'aisances.

OBS

tinette : Par métonymie, généralement au pluriel. Lieux d'aisances.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparatos sanitarios
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Record 3 2004-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Ships and Boats
  • Naval Forces
Key term(s)
  • Sull.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de bateaux
  • Forces navales

Spanish

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