Name the types of impurities which are present in waste water with the help of example?

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Sewage is the wastewater containing solid and liquid wastes and pollutants .It is produced by humans from homes, industries, hospitals, offices and other places that use water for their various processes.

Components of sewage impurities and their characteristics

Organic components

Human faeces, animal wastes, oil, urea (urine) pesticides, herbicides, fruits, and vegetable wastes etc.

Inorganic components

Nitrates, phosphates metals

Nutrients

Phosphorus and nitrogen

Bacteria

The germs which cause cholera and typhoid

Microbes

The germs which cause dysentery

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Components of sewage impurities and their characteristics
Organic components	Human faeces, animal wastes, oil, urea (urine) pesticides, herbicides, fruits, and vegetable wastes etc.
Inorganic components	Nitrates, phosphates metals
Nutrients	Phosphorus and nitrogen
Bacteria	The germs which cause cholera and typhoid
Microbes	The germs which cause dysentery