Glossary
At the end of each definition in this Glossary there is a number in brackets. This indicates the number of the Study Session where the term is first used in this OpenWASH module.
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maintenanceplanned
technical activities, or activities carried out in response to a breakdown, to
ensure that assets are functioning effectively (6) | |
maturation pondsin a waste stabilisation pond system
for wastewater treatment,.ponds in which the pathogenic bacteria and viruses in
an effluent are eliminated (11) | |
mechanisedwhere machines are used to carry out
a function (5) | |
microenterprisessmall businesses with fewer than ten
people working in them (15) | |
microfiltrationmethod for separating particles from
water that are 0.05 to 0.5 µm in size (14) | |
microloansmall amount of money lent at a low
interest rate to a person on a low income (13) | |
micro-organismstiny living organisms only visible
using a microscope (1) | |
microstrainer(in water treatment) rotating drum
with a stainless steel fabric with mesh size ranging from 15 µm to 64 µm (5) | |
Moringa fruitfruit of the Moringa tree, which
grows in tropical countries and can be used as a coagulant for water treatment (10) | |