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Raw sewage contains organic matter that can be broken down by bacteria, using up oxygen in the water during the decomposition process. This can lead to a decrease in oxygen levels in the water, potentially causing harm to aquatic life and disrupting the ecosystem.

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Why does raw sewage lower dissolved oxygen?

Raw sewage contains organic matter that serves as a food source for bacteria. As bacteria consume the organic matter, they use up oxygen during the decomposition process. This results in a decrease in dissolved oxygen levels in the water where the raw sewage is discharged.


What if sewage line just runs into the woods?

There is usually a law against running sewage line just into the woods. The raw sewage that comes out into the woods could possible be harmful to animals and humans.


What is the name for solid raw sewage that is a type of ocean pollution?

The name solid raw sewage is called a sludge


Which parts of raw sewage is a type of ocean pollution?

Raw sewage can introduce harmful pathogens, nutrients, and chemicals like heavy metals into the ocean, causing pollution. It can lead to oxygen depletion, algal blooms, and harm marine ecosystems and human health. Sewage also carries debris and solid waste that can impact marine life and habitats.


What happens after the water goes down the drain from the toilet?

That depends on how your sewage is treated, it could go into a septic tank in your garden or it could go into the public sewer and on to a sewage treatment works (sewage farm). In both cases raw sewage is prevented from discharge directly into the environment and the sewage is retained until natural processes have converted it into water that is safe to discharge.


What illness is associated with raw sewage?

Hepatitis


Is the solid part of raw sewage?

Sludge.


Is solid part of raw sewage?

Sludge.


What can raw sewage do to the oceans ecosystem?

chesse


Why is the discharge of raw sewage increasing in some parts of the world?

heavier rainstorms will frequently overwhelm portions of the region's sewage system and accelerate the spill of raw sewage into Burrard Inlet and the Strait of Georgia.


How is raw sewage different from sludge?

Raw sewage refers to untreated wastewater containing a variety of contaminants, including human waste, chemicals, and organic matter. Sludge, on the other hand, is a semi-solid residue produced during the treatment of sewage. Sludge has had some treatment processes applied to remove solids and pathogens from the raw sewage.


The process of purifying raw sewage is known as .?

Filtering