sewage
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"Pipes have been destroyed, and treatment facilities have been destroyed so we are trying to scale up our support to manage the wastewater and sewage."
From BBC • May 2, 2026
"People don't want to swim in seas polluted by sewage," said Dr Benjamin Jones from Project Seagrass, which carried out the research with Swansea University.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Retrofitting the warehouse for immigration detention would create construction sediment that would run into nearby waterways, Maryland’s lawsuit argued, and housing hundreds of people there would strain the water supply and create sewage overflows.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
If sewage made it into the Appalachian springsnail’s habitat, “that would kill it straight dead,” Dillon said.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
My sandals slipped, and I kicked them off to splash without slipping through sewage water, to run faster.
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
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