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 Translation for 'sludge' from English to Icelandic
NOUN1   a sludge | sludges
NOUN2   sludge | -
SYNO goo | gook | goop | ...
efja {kv}sludge
krap {hv}sludge
eðja {kv}sludge
leðja {kv}sludge
seyra {kv} [föst efni sem skilin eru frá fráveituvatni]sludge [formed in sewage treatment]
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Usage Examples English
  • all the sludge has been trucked off site. However, summer 2007 saw odour problems, with the Michigan landfill closed and the city removing only 6 of every 10 truckloads of sludge produced, leaving the rest in an aeration slough until autumn when agricultural applications for sludge resumed.
  • Sludge bulking occurs when the sludge fails to separate out in the sedimentation tanks. The main cause of sludge bulking is the growth of filamentous bacteria.
  • Faecal Sludge is a product of onsite sanitation systems.
  • Activated sludge is also the name given to the active biological material produced by activated sludge plants.
  • In April, the Wellington City Council agreed to borrow $16 million to fund repairs to the sludge pipelines, together with the on-going costs of transporting sludge via truck from the Moa Point treatment facility to the landfill site while the repairs were carried out.

  • YSR were Sludge Removal Barges, a non-self-propelled sludge removal barge 110 foot long with a 34-foot beam. Built for cleaning fuel oil or other tanks that have sludge and/or foreign matter.
  • MBBR systems don't need a recycling of the sludge, which is the case with activated sludge systems.
  • The department operates two sludge transport vessels, called Clean Harbour 1 and Clean Harbour 2.
  • The objective of digestion is to reduce sludge quantity, increase sludge dryness and stabilization of sludge.
  • Thermal hydrolysis is a two-stage process combining high-pressure boiling of waste or sludge followed by a rapid decompression.

  • Valuable resources can be recovered from wastewater, sewage sludge, fecal sludge and human excreta.
  • Secondary clarifiers following RBCs are identical in design to conventional humus tanks, as used downstream of trickling filters. Sludge is generally removed daily, or pumped automatically to the primary settlement tank for co-settlement.
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