sewage, sewer

Sewage is waterborne waste from toilets, baths, sinks and so on. It is carried in large pipes called sewers.



This picture is ©2006 Curriculum Visions

Sewage being cleaned by jetting air into it. This encourages bacteria to eat the sewage and break it down into harmless substances.

For more on this go to the item "Sewage works" in the "Water supply" section on the "Home" screen.