Figure 2.1 Water as a liquid waste and as a medium for solid wastes in the domestic situation

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This figure describes how water can be a liquid waste and a medium for solid wastes in a domestic situation. Liquid wastes include shower water, urine, washing-machine water, and tradewastes and some other industrial processes. Solid wastes (2% of the volume) include human faeces and kitchen waste, which are mixed with water for transport via a flush toilet or kitchen waste macerators. Both liquid and solid wastes carried by water become mixed domestic sewage.