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wastewater
Water polluted through use in households, industry, or agriculture that is directed into the sewer system.
Das Abwasser wird in einer Kläranlage gereinigt, bevor es wieder in den Fluss gelangt.
The wastewater is cleaned in a sewage treatment plant before it flows back into the river.
'Abwasser' (wastewater) is a compound noun made up of the prefix 'ab-' and 'Wasser' (water). The prefix 'ab-' here expresses that the water has been used or contaminated, similar to 'Abfall' (waste).
Industrielles Abwasser muss speziell behandelt werden.
Industrial wastewater must be treated specially.
'Abwasser' (wastewater) is an uncountable noun, or mass noun, and is almost always used in the singular. People say 'viel Abwasser' (a lot of wastewater), but not 'viele Abwässer'.
Jeden Tag werden riesige Mengen Abwasser produziert.
Huge amounts of wastewater are produced every day.
Common verbs used with 'Abwasser' (wastewater) are 'reinigen' (to clean), 'klären' (to treat/clarify), 'entsorgen' (to dispose of), and 'einleiten' (to discharge, into a river or the sewer system).
Es ist verboten, ungeklärtes Abwasser in den See einzuleiten.
It is forbidden to discharge untreated wastewater into the lake.
