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what is sewage? Explain why it is harmful to discharge untreated sewage into rivers or seas.
Asked by dediramshiya | 20 Feb, 2020, 11:54: PM
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- Sewage is the wastewater containing both liquid and solid wastes produced by human activities from homes, industries, hospitals, offices, etc.
- Sewage contains various contaminants including disease-causing bacteria and other microbes.
- If untreated sewage is discharged into rivers or seas, then the water in the rivers or seas would also get contaminated.
- If this contaminated water is used for drinking, then it can cause diseases such as cholera, typhoid, dysentery, etc. which may lead to death.
- That is why it is harmful to discharge untreated sewage into rivers or seas.
Answered by Sheetal Kolte | 24 Feb, 2020, 12:46: PM
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