MeSH

Contaminated water generated as a waste product of human activity.

Year introduced: 2013

Sampling of the liquids generated from industrial processes, sanitary fixtures and appliances, food handling, etc., to collect and analyze epidemiological information (such as pathogen levels, or concentrations of pesticides, pharmaceuticals, or other substances) from metabolic excretion products, household liquid wastes, and industrial wastes.

Year introduced: 2020

Any of several processes in which undesirable impurities in water are removed or neutralized; for example, chlorination, filtration, primary treatment, ion exchange, and distillation. It includes treatment of WASTEWATER to provide potable and hygienic water in a controlled or closed environment as well as provision of public drinking water supplies.

Year introduced: 1995

The removal of DYES; STAINS; or other COLORING AGENTS, natural or synthetic, from water sources by various processes such as ADSORPTION; BIOREMEDIATION; enzymatic digestion; and ELECTROLYSIS.

Year introduced: 2020