| Glossary of WSP Terms |
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| 1 | Aerated
Pond/Lagoon |
A
natural or artificial wastewater treatment pond in which mechanical
or diffused air aeration is used to supplement the oxygen supply |
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| 2 | Aerated Pond/Lagoon | A
natural or artificial wastewater treatment pond in which mechanical
or diffused air aeration is used to supplement the oxygen supply |
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| 3 | Anaerobic Lagoon | A
wastewater or sludge treatment process that involves retention
under anaerobic conditions |
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| 4 | Biosolids | Solid
organic matter recovered from municipal wastewater treatment that
can be beneficially used, especially as a fertilizer. Biosolids
are solids that have been stabilized within the treatment process |
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| 5 | Bucket Latrine | A
type of toilet wherein the feces with or without separation of
urine are collected in a pail or bucket. Burial: A system of disposal
for small volumes of feces, sludge or other solid wastes by digging
a pit and covering it with earth |
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| 6 | Contamination | The
introduction into water of micro-organisms, chemicals, wastes,
or wastewater in a concentration that makes the water unfit for
its intended use |
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| 7 | Desludging | Removal
of sludge or settled solid matter from treatment tanks such as
septic/Imhoff tank, aqua privy, interceptor tank or sedimentation
tanks |
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| 8 | Disposal | Discharge,
deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of
any liquid or solid waste on land or water so that it may enter
the environment |
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| 9 | Domestic wastewater | Wastewater derived principally from dwellings, business buildings, institutions, and the like. It may or may not contain groundwater, surface water, or storm water | ||
| 10 | Domestic sewage | Waste
and wastewater from humans or household operations |
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| 11 | Ecological sanitation | Sanitation
whose design builds on the concept of protecting ecosystems, and
which excreta as a valuable resource to be recycled |
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| 12 | Excreta | Faeces
and urine |
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| 13 | Feces | Excrement
of humans and animals |
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| 14 | Groundwater | Water
found below ground level in the sub-soil |
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| 15 | Landfill | A
land disposal site that employs an engineering method of solid
waste disposal to minimize environmental hazards and protect the
quality of surface and subsurface waters |
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| 16 | Off-site sanitation | System
of sanitation where excreta are removed from the plot occupied
by the dwelling and its immediate surroundings |
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| 17 | On-site sanitation | System
of sanitation where the means of collection, storage and treatment
(where this exists) are contained within the plot occupied by
the dwelling and its immediate surroundings |
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| 18 | Pit latrine | Latrine with a pit for collection and decomposition of excreta and from which liquid infiltrates into the surrounding soil | ||
| 19 | Pour-flush latrine | Latrine
that depends for its operation of small quantities of water, poured
from a container by hand, to flush away faeces from the point
of defecation |
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| 20 | Sanitation | Interventions
(usually construction of facilities such as latrines) that improve
the management of excreta |
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| 21 | Sewage sludge | A
solid, semi-solid or liquid residue generated during the treatment
of domestic sewage in treatment works. Sewage sludge includes,
but is not limited to domestic septage; scum or solids removed
in primary, secondary, or advanced wastewater treatment processes |
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| 22 | Sewerage | The
entire system of wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal |
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| 23 | Sludge | Accumulated
and concentrated solids generated within the wastewater treatment
process that have not undergone stabilization |
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| 24 | Wastewater | Liquid
or waterborne wastes polluted or fouled from households or commercial
or industrial operations, along with any sur face water, storm
water, or groundwater infiltration |
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| 25 | Sewer | A
pipe or other conduit that carries-Sewage sludge, Sewerage, Sludge,
Wastewater |
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