sewage
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Heavy metal pollution is common around industrial sites, mining regions, cities, and towns, but contaminants can also spread into rural landscapes through the air, sewage sludge, fertilizers, and other agricultural products.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Earlier this year, the industry regulator found it failed to properly operate, maintain and upgrade its wastewater network to ensure it could cope with levels of sewage.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
It was part of a cross-border effort to stem the flow of as much as 30 million gallons of sewage a day from Tijuana, a border metropolis whose waste infrastructure hasn’t kept up with growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Five unborn ducklings rescued at a sewage works are thriving thanks to a family who took them under their wing.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
A trickle of cloudy white sewage runs past the front gate.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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