Distinguish between sewage and effluents.

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Sewage

Effluent

Sewage(domestic wastewater) is produced by communities of people as an outcome of daily activities such as washing, bathing, etc. It also contains faecal matter

The liquid waste flowing out of a factory, farm, etc. into water bodies such as rivers, ponds, lakes is called as effluents.

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Sewage	Effluent
Sewage(domestic wastewater) is produced by communities of people as an outcome of daily activities such as washing, bathing, etc. It also contains faecal matter	The liquid waste flowing out of a factory, farm, etc. into water bodies such as rivers, ponds, lakes is called as effluents.