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a tank, commonly buried, to which all of the wastewaters from the home should flow and in which, primary digestion of the organic matter occurs by anaerobic bacteria; the main topsoil: rich, upper layer of soil.
Ãâó: www.wef.org/publicinfo/NewsRoom/wastewater_glossar...
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| septic tank |
Tank used to hold domestic wastes when a sewer line is not available to carry them to a treatment plant; part of a rural on-site sewage treatment system.
Ãâó: www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/info/gloss/e_gloss.htm
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| septic tank |
underground receptacle for wastewater from a home. The bacteria in the sewage decopose the organic wastes, and the sludge settles to the bottom of the tank. The effluent flows out of the tank into the ground through drains.
Ãâó: www.aquatechnologies.com/info_glossary.htm
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| septic tank |
A concrete or bituminous- covered metal tank where sewage is digested by bacterial action.
Ãâó: www.archiseek.com/guides/glossary/s.html
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| septic tank |
An underground storage tank for wastes from homes not connected to a sewer line. Waste goes directly from the home to the tank. (See: septic system.)
Ãâó: www.afrpa.hq.af.mil/kelly/Terms/sterms.html
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