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Septic

adjective

Containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms. Synonym: infected. "A septic environment" , "Septic sewage"

Of or relating to or caused by putrefaction.

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"Septic" Quotes from Famous Books

... no question as to the suitability of the affluent from a septic tank for irrigation purposes. Waste waters are sometimes injurious when they are loaded with antiseptics, but the septic tank will not work unless it has a chance for free fermentation in the absence of antiseptics, therefore, this objection ...

— One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered • E.J. Wickson

... house. Those were the methods of the ignorant and unscientific past. The means of disposal recommended by sanitary experts are those in which the wastes undergo a bacterial fermentation which finally renders the sewage odorless and harmless. It can be accomplished by a septic tank or a tight cesspool. The latter with its two chambers is really a variety of the septic tank itself. The first vault is built of stone or brick laid in mortar and covered with a coat of waterproof cement. With both supply and overflow pipes below the normal level of the liquids, beneficial ...

— If You're Going to Live in the Country • Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond Huntley

... possibly making the process go anaerobic. Should this happen air flow can be improved by supporting the heap on a slatted floor made of up-ended Cuprinol-treated 2 x 4's about three inches apart tacked into the back wall. Air ducts, inexpensively made from perforated plastic septic system leach line, are laid between the slats to greatly enhance air flow. I wouldn't initially build a bin array with ducted floors; these can be added as ...

— Organic Gardener's Composting • Steve Solomon

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