Sludge (Noun)
Meaning 1
The precipitate produced by sewage treatment.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The water treatment plant was able to reduce the amount of sludge produced during the wastewater treatment process.
- A byproduct of the sewage treatment process, the sludge had to be properly disposed of to prevent environmental contamination.
- To meet new regulations, the sewage treatment plant upgraded its facilities to reduce the amount of toxic chemicals present in the sludge.
- Researchers were working to find ways to safely reuse the sludge from the sewage treatment plant as fertilizer.
- After processing, the sludge was trucked to a nearby landfill for final disposal.