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sewage works

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Environment & waste
ˈsewage works British English, sewage plant American English, sewage farm British English noun [countable]  SGPa place where sewage is treated to stop it being harmful 污水处理厂
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sewage worksOcker Hill Power Station with two prominent chimneys, a sewage works and a canal surface with oil and floating debris.Of greater concern was the decline in quality resulting from the increased inputs of pollutants by sewage works and industrial plants.Phosphates in the water, from agricultural run-off and discharge from sewage works, provide nutrients on which the algae thrive.The residue, a carbon-based char, can be used instead of activated carbon in, for instance, sewage works.At present, sewage works must ensure that effluent meets the required standards of cleanliness for 95 percent of any 12 month period.Producing methane gas from landfill sites, sewage works and organic wastes is another extremely practical use of resources.Once there, turn left to the sewage works.The water companies will have to improve the performance of their sewage works or risk other claims.
ˈsewage works nounChineseSyllable
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sewage works
ˈsewage works British English, ˈsewage plant American English, ˈsewage farm British English noun [countable]
a place where sewage is treated to stop it being harmful


sewage worksBrE /ˈsuːɪdʒ wɜːks/ 🔊, /ˈsjuːɪdʒ wɜːks/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsuːɪdʒ wɜːrks/ 🔊 (also sewage ˈtreatment works, sewage disˈposal works) noun [countable + singular or plural verb] (BrE) a place where chemicals are used to clean sewage so that it can then be allowed to go into rivers, etc. or used to make manure 污水处理厂