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For pools filled with ash, he suctioned contaminated water with a vacuum truck and sent it to locations that treat wastewater.

The pipette she uses to remove the venom from the fangs is attached to a suction hose - crucial for collecting as much venom as possible, since each spider provides only small amounts.

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"And this funnel here is actually attached to an air suction system, and that is where you put your liquid waste."

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If you have recently had a contraceptive coil put into your womb, there is a very small chance it could become dislodged, or even removed, by suction.

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Nurses warned such practices put patients at risk as staff were unable to access vital equipment such as oxygen, heart monitors and suction equipment, and did not have the time and space to provide CPR.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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