sewage
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In January, a 72-inch diameter pipe ruptured, spewing 243 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River in one of the worst wastewater spills in U.S. history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
The city of San Diego and others are recycling sewage, which will free up still more water.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Within this sediment are high levels of nutrients from farm run-off to sewage spills, which has an impact on algal growth.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 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
At Mount Weather in Virginia, the government expanded an abandoned mine, constructing a small city inside the mountain: reservoir, power plants, sewage plants, cafeterias, a hospital, a crematorium.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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