Wastewater Treatment Terminology

noun a state of being filled with or containing waste matter; impurity

adjective pertaining to or characteristic of waste matter; foul; dirty

• The scientist studied the feculence found in the water sample.
• Eww, there's feculence in the pond water!
• I can't believe the amount of feculence in that sewer.
• The corruption in the government was compared to the feculence in a polluted river.

noun a thick, muddy substance or sediment found at the bottom of a liquid

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• The wastewater treatment plant is responsible for removing sludge from the sewage before releasing it back into the environment.
• I accidentally stepped in some sludge while walking through the construction site.
• I can't believe you're still using that old sludge of a computer.
• The negative comments on social media were like emotional sludge weighing me down.

noun a process used in wastewater treatment to break down organic matter using microorganisms in aeration tanks

• The activated sludge process is a common method used in wastewater treatment plants.
• They use the activated sludge process to clean up the water before releasing it back into the environment.
• They run the activated sludge process to get rid of all the nasty stuff in the water.
• The activated sludge process works like a natural filter, removing impurities from the water.