| 释义 |
sewage worksˈsewage works British English, ˈsewage plant American English, ˈsewage farm British English noun [countable]   - At present, sewage works must ensure that effluent meets the required standards of cleanliness for 95 percent of any 12 month period.
- Ocker 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.
- Once there, turn left to the sewage works.
- Phosphates in the water, from agricultural run-off and discharge from sewage works, provide nutrients on which the algae thrive.
- Producing methane gas from landfill sites, sewage works and organic wastes is another extremely practical use of resources.
- The residue, a carbon-based char, can be used instead of activated carbon in, for instance, sewage works.
- The water companies will have to improve the performance of their sewage works or risk other claims.
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