untreated

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Hidden plumbing errors are sending untreated household sewage into rivers, polluting waterways without residents' knowledge.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

When the researchers then created small wounds, the treated mice healed more quickly than untreated mice.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

All of those properties stand close to Coronado’s wide, sandy beaches — which means they all face challenges as waters are often fouled by the northward flow of untreated sewage from greater Tijuana.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

One facility, San Antonio de los Buenos, can’t handle the volume, so mostly untreated sewage pours through a canyon creek and into the Pacific 5 miles south of the border, U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Many workers have noticed the tendency of resistant flies to rest more on untreated horizontal surfaces than on treated walls.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson