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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > wastewater
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > wastewater
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > ideologies > libertarianism > libertarianism and policy > natural environment > environmental deterioration > pollution > wastewater
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > population and environment > pollution > wastewater

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wastewater  

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  • Wastewater is not just sewage. Defined as domestic, industrial, agricultural, and storm water flows that drain into sewage collection systems, wastewater reflects the geographic character of communities and environments. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Wastewater]

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