Septic Tank
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Types | Single tank or multi-chamber septic tanks (potentially with baffles) |
|---|---|
| Management level | Household, public, shared (most common is household level) |
| Position in sanitation chain | Collection and storage/treatment (on-site) |
| Application level | Household or neighborhood level (schools, hotels etc. ) |
| Environmental concerns | Groundwater pollution |
| Inputs | blackwater (waste |
| greywater | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1002991 |
About Septic Tank
A septic tank is an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass, or plastic through which domestic wastewater flows for basic treatment. Settling and anaerobic processes reduce solids and organics, but the treatment efficiency is only moderate. Septic tank systems are a type of simple onsite sewage facility.
The unending pain of India's sanitation workers
... " Forget about money and survival, how will I tell my children that their father died while cleaning a Septic Tank? " Umesh and Moses are among thousands of sanitation workers from low-caste communities who manually clean sewers, Septic Tanks, toilets and drains...
Steve Coogan and Lee Mack join pollution protest at Windermere
... Meanwhile, he said 30% was from Septic Tank discharge belonging to home owners and holiday lets, and a further 30% was from run-off from farming land...
Kenya-UK defence deal: MPs amend rule over prosecuting UK troops
... The 21-year-old s body was later found in a Septic Tank at a hotel nearly three months later...
Missing RAF crew who crashed on secret mission found 76 years later
...The remains of two World War Two airmen whose plane crashed during a secret mission were found 76 years later by a family investigating a blocked Septic Tank, an inquest heard...
'Miracle' rescue of horse stuck in septic tank on Skye
...A woman has described the rescue of her horse from a Septic Tank as a " miracle"...
David Venables jailed for wife's septic tank murder
...A retired farmer who murdered his wife before concealing her remains in a Septic Tank has been jailed for life...
Brenda Venables: The 40-year mystery of the missing farmer's wife
... Until July 2019, when human remains were found in a Septic Tank in the grounds of Quaking House Farm...
David Venables guilty of wife's septic tank murder 40 years ago
...A retired farmer who killed his wife 40 years ago and hid her body in a Septic Tank, where it remained for decades, has been convicted of her murder...
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