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What are the measuress adopted to prevent the spread of disease from sewage water?
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Following are the measuress adopted to prevent the spread of disease from sewage water:
- Sewage water must be disposed off in a suitable manner to prevent large scale outbreak of diseases and toxicity to living organisms.
- They should not be allowed to collect in the open.
- Sewage should be treated in sewage treatment plants wherein the pathogens are destroyed.
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