Sewage

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025337",
  "term": "Sewage",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The wastewater generated by people in homes and businesses.\n\n2. The total of organic waste and waste water generated by residential and commercial establishments.\n\n3. The used water and solids that flow from homes through sewers to a wastewater treatment plant. The preferred term is WASTEWATER.\n\n4. Liquid and solid wastes carried in sewers.\n\n5. The waste and wastewater produced by residential and commercial sources and discharged into sewers.\n\n6. The waste and waste water produced by residential and commercial establishments and discharged into sewers.\n\n7. Human body wastes and the wastes from toilets and other receptacles intended to receive or retain body wastes",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Estuaries Glossary",
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "I-BEAM Glossary of Terms",
    "40 CFR 140.1 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sewage/"
}