Give the meaning of the word sanitation and give the meaning of the following words we use in regard to sanitation
1 drainage 2septic tank 3 soak pit
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sanitation
conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal.
drainage
the action or process of draining something.
"the pot must have holes in the base for good drainage"
septic tank
a tank, typically underground, in which sewage is collected and allowed to decompose through bacterial activity before draining by means of a soak of away.
soak pit
soak pit, also known as a soak away or leach pit, is a covered, porous-walled chamber that allows water to slowly soak into the ground. Pre-settled effluent from a Collection and Storage,Treatment or SemiCentralized Treatment technology is discharged to the underground chamber from which it infiltrates into the surrounding soil.
As wastewater grey water or blackwater after primary treatment percolates through the soil from the soak pit, small particles are filtered out by the soil matrix and organics are digested by microorganisms. Thus, soak pits are best suited for soil with good absorptive properties clay, hard packed or rocky soil is not appropriate.
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