Sewage farm

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  • sewage farm
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  • Area of land on which sewage or any other type of waste water is distributed in order to purify it; it is a kind of waste water treatment.
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Abstract from DBPedia
    Sewage farms use sewage for irrigation and fertilizing agricultural land. The practice is common in warm, arid climates where irrigation is valuable while sources of fresh water are scarce. Suspended solids may be converted to humus by microbes and bacteria in order to supply nitrogen, phosphorus and other plant nutrients for crop growth. Many industrialized nations use conventional sewage treatment plants nowadays instead of sewage farms. These reduce vector and odor problems; but sewage farming remains a low-cost option for some developing countries. Sewage farming should not be confused with sewage disposal through infiltration basins or subsurface drains.

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Sewage_farm)