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Farmers apply treated sewage sludge from drinking water and wastewater treatments plants to their crop lands to add nutrients to soil, reducing the need for more costly chemical fertilizers.  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - treated%20sewage%20sludge

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The term "sludge" is considered to be an uncountable noun. However, it is often found in the plural form (sludges), particularly when speaking of different types of sludge.  3, fiche 1, Anglais, - treated%20sewage%20sludge

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Français

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Les agriculteurs épandent des boues d’épuration traitées provenant de stations de traitement d’eau potable et de stations de traitement des eaux usées sur leurs terres cultivables afin d’ajouter des éléments nutritifs au sol et de réduire les quantités nécessaires de fertilisants plus coûteux.  1, fiche 1, Français, - boues%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9puration%20trait%C3%A9es

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 2,  Justifications,  Anglais

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Covered pit with open-jointed lining in its bottom portions into which raw sewage is discharged, the liquid portion of the sewage being disposed of by seeping or leaching into the surrounding porous soil, and the solids or sludge being retained in the pit to undergo partial decomposition before occasional or intermittent removal.  7, fiche 2, Anglais, - cesspool

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... a cesspool is shaped like a tank, with perforations permitting the effluent to seep out into the soil, while the sewage and household solids remain to undergo bacterial degradation.  8, fiche 2, Anglais, - cesspool

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Cesspools may be either watertight or leaching.  9, fiche 2, Anglais, - cesspool

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The use of cesspools for disposal of sewage and their installation are acceptable in some localities, only if no health hazard will result from such installation or use and if approval is obtained before work is begun from the health department having jurisdiction.  7, fiche 2, Anglais, - cesspool

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cesspool; cesspit: We haven't been able to clearly distinguish those two terms, considered as synonyms by some authors but as different concepts by others. The main distinction noted is that "cesspool" is described as a "pit or receptacle having porous walls ..." and "a perforated tank", whereas "cesspit" refers to "an underground pit with no set form" ...  10, fiche 2, Anglais, - cesspool

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cesspool; leaching cesspool; dry well: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).  11, fiche 2, Anglais, - cesspool

Fiche 2,  Justifications,  Français

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Puits destiné à la réception des eaux usées en vue de leur épuration par percolation dans le sol.  3, fiche 2, Français, - puits%20perdu

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Ces puits ne doivent être autorisés qu’après une étude démontrant l’impossibilité d’une contamination des nappes souterraines.  3, fiche 2, Français, - puits%20perdu

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puits perdu : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).  4, fiche 2, Français, - puits%20perdu

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Fiche 3,  Justifications,  Anglais

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A process of wastewater disposal in which wastewater is applied to a depth of about one foot, by means of distributors, on a land area surrounded by low earth embankments. This procedure allows the wastewater to percolate through the soil to the underdrains, from which it is discharged into a main ditch or drain.  2, fiche 3, Anglais, - flood%20irrigation

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In flood irrigation, all the sewage is permitted to seep through the ground and is usually collected in underdrains. ... Unless the sewage is treated before irrigation, ... clogging usually occurs ....  3, fiche 3, Anglais, - flood%20irrigation

Fiche 3,  Justifications,  Français

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Épuration des eaux usées au moyen d’un réseau de drainage pour l'évacuation de l'eau après son traitement par le sol.  1, fiche 3, Français, - %C3%A9puration%20par%20le%20sol%20des%20eaux%20us%C3%A9es

Fiche 3,  Justifications,  Espagnol