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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desludgingremoval of sludge from pit latrines and septic tanks (6) | |
disasterserious disruption of the functioning of society, causing widespread human, material or environmental losses (14) | |
disposal (of waste)getting rid of waste that cannot be treated in any other way, usually by landfill (8) | |
drainfieldsystem of perforated pipes in trenches to allow the liquid effluent from a septic tank to soak into the ground (6) | |
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