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What is sewage? In which way can sewage be harmful to us?

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The wastewater containing large amounts of organic matter and microbes is called sewage. The sewage contains many harmful pathogens.it will pollute the natural water bodies like rivers and streams if it is released into them. This will in turn cause the spreading of many communicable diseases which are transmitted through contaminated food and water.
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