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• sludge — [sluj] n. [var. of slutch, sludge, mud: akin to ME sluchched, muddy, prob. ult. < IE base * (s)leu , to hang limply > SLEET, MHG slote, mud, ooze] 1. mud, mire, or ooze covering the ground or forming a deposit at the bottom of bodies of… …   English World dictionary

• sludge — [slʌdʒ] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from slush] 1.) soft thick mud, especially at the bottom of a liquid 2.) the solid substance that is left when industrial waste or ↑sewage (=the liquid waste from toilets) has been cleaned 3.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sludge — /sluj/, n. 1. mud, mire, or ooze; slush. 2. a deposit of ooze at the bottom of a body of water. 3. any of various more or less mudlike deposits or mixtures. 4. the sediment in a steam boiler or water tank. 5. broken ice, as on the sea. 6. a… …   Universalium

• Sludge —   A dense, slushy, liquid to semifluid product that accumulates as an end result of an industrial or technological process designed to purify a substance. Industrial sludges are produced from the processing of energy related raw materials,… …   Energy terms

• sludge — noun (U) 1 soft thick mud, especially at the bottom of a liquid 2 the solid substance that is left when sewage (=the liquid waste from houses, factories etc) has been cleaned 3 thick dirty oil in an engine sludgy adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sludge — [[t]slʌdʒ[/t]] n. 1) mud, mire, or ooze; slush 2) a deposit of ooze at the bottom of a body of water 3) any of various mudlike deposits or mixtures 4) oce broken ice, as on the sea 5) civ sediment deposited during the treatment of sewage •… …   From formal English to slang

• sludge — /slʌdʒ / (say sluj) noun 1. mud, mire, or ooze; slush. 2. a deposit of ooze at the bottom of bodies of water. 3. any of various more or less mud like deposits or mixtures. 4. the sediment in a steam boiler or water tank. 5. a later stage of sea… …  

• Martin County sludge spill — Map showing location of Martin County in Kentucky …   Wikipedia

• environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction       infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …   Universalium

• Sewage treatment — The objective of sewage treatment is to produce a disposable effluent without causing harm to the surrounding environment, and also prevent pollution.[1] Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing contaminants… …   Wikipedia

• Water purification — This article is about large scale, municipal water purification. For portable/emergency water purification, see portable water purification. For industrial water purification, see deionized water. For distilled water, see distilled water. Water… …   Wikipedia