Sanitation is the hygienic means of preventing human contact from the hazards of wastes, either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease, which include human and animal feces, solid wastes, domestic wastewater (sewage, sullage, greywater), etc. Hygienic means of prevention can be practiced by using simple technologies (e. g. latrines, septic tanks), or by personal hygiene practices.
- sanitation [ˌsæniˈteiʃən] n. 公共卫生
- hygienic [haiˈdʒi:nik] adj. 卫生学的(hygiene[ˈhaidʒi:n]卫生学)
- microbiological [ˈmaikrəu - baiəˈlɔdʒikəl] adj. 微生物学的
- agent [ˈeidʒənt] n. 媒介
- feces [ˈfi:si:z] n. 粪便
- domestic [dəˈmestik] adj. 家庭的
- sewage [ˈsjuidʒ] n. 污水
- sullage [ˈsʌlidʒ] n. (房屋、街道等排出的)污物
- greywater [ˈgrei - wɔ:tə] n. 生活污水
- latrine [ləˈtri:n] n. 公共厕所
- septic tank [ˈseptik - tæŋk] n.化粪池
- personal hygiene practice [ˈpə:sənəl - ˈhaidʒi:n - ˈpræktis] v. 个人卫生习惯
