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sludge

[sluhj] / slʌdʒ /


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If anything, after a few days spent dipping my T. rex hands into the cool primordial sludge of the dinosaur fandom, Panella’s sentiment feels like an understatement.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

They frequently appear in wastewater and can end up in biosolid fertilizer, also called sewage sludge, which is produced during wastewater treatment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

The smog season regularly did a number on our mile-high mountains, wrapping them in a brown cloak of invisibility until wind and rain swept the sludge away.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Tougher controls over the spreading of sewage and septic tank sludge to land as fertiliser in farming are also proposed, as are limits on using digestate from anaerobic digestion plants.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

“This is disgusting,” I say, and promptly dump the whole bowl of sludge into the trash.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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