wastewater
noun
waste·wa·ter
ˈwāst-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: water that has been used (as in a manufacturing process) : sewage
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Coronavirus levels in California’s wastewater now exceed last summer’s peak, an indication of the rapid spread of the super-contagious new FLiRT strains.
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
Coronavirus levels in wastewater were considered high or very high in 26 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last week.
—Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
Levels of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, have increased in wastewater samples across the U.S., with the biggest uptick in the West.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
In May, Paris officials inaugurated a giant underground water storage basin next to the Austerlitz train station aimed at collecting excess rainwater and stopping wastewater from entering the Seine.
—Tom Nouvian and Suman Naishadham, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2024
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Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
Coronavirus levels in wastewater were considered high or very high in 26 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last week.
—Mckenzie Beard, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
Levels of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, have increased in wastewater samples across the U.S., with the biggest uptick in the West.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 16 July 2024
In May, Paris officials inaugurated a giant underground water storage basin next to the Austerlitz train station aimed at collecting excess rainwater and stopping wastewater from entering the Seine.
—Tom Nouvian and Suman Naishadham, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2024
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“Wastewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wastewater. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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