A mixture of microscopic particulate matter in bile that occurs when particles of material precipitate from bile. (Bile is the fluid that is made by the liver. It is stored in the gallbladder until after a meal when it passes out of the gallbladder and through the common bile duct into the intestine to help digest fat in the meal.) The composition [..]

A term for the waste material found in sump pump pits, septic systems and gutters.

  A dense, slushy, liquid-to-semifluid product that accumulates as an end result of an industrial or technological process designed to purify a substance. Industrial sludges are produced from the proc [..]

A semi-solid residue, containing microoroganisms and their products, from any water treatment process.

"mud, mire, ooze," 1640s, of uncertain origin, possibly a variant of Middle English slutch "mud, mire," or a variant of slush (n.).

liquid waste, such as that from the coal mining and cleaning process, also called slurry.

Insoluble material formed as a result either of deterioration reactions in an oil or of contamination of an oil, or both.

A semi-liquid mass of accumulated settled solids deposited from the treatment plant process. Most water treatment plant sludge is inert and can be used as components in some manufactured products and as a base for fertilizer. Also called "residual solids."

The collective name for contamination in a lubricated system and on parts bathed by the lubricating oil. This includes decomposition products from the fuel, oil and particulates from sources external [..]

Sludge is the muddy waste that is produced during processes to remove sulfur from coal.

According to 49 CFR 1155.2 [Title 49 – Transportation; Subtitle B Other Regulations Relating to Transportation; Chapter X Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation; Subchapter B Rules [..]

(n) the precipitate produced by sewage treatment(n) any thick, viscous matter

A dense, slushy, liquid-to-semifluid product that accumulates as an end result of an industrial or technological process designed to purify a substance.

Partially hardened silt. See SILT.

a soft water-formed sedimentary deposit, which normally can be removed by blowing down.

Accumulated residue resulting from impurities in water as it boils.

the solids (and accompanying water and organic matter) which are separated from sewage or industrial wastewater in treatment plant facilities. Sludge separation and disposal is one of the major expens [..]

A semi-solid residue from any of a number of air or water treatment processes; can be a hazardous waste.

Solid or semisolid material resulting from potable or industrial water supply treatment or sanitary or industrial wastewater treatment.

A semi-solid residue from any of a number of air or water treatment processes; can be a hazardous waste.

A semi-solid residue from any of a number of air or water treatment processes; can be a hazardous waste.

A semi-solid residue from any of a number of air or water treatment processes. Sludge can be a hazardous waste.

Any solid, semi-solid, or liquid waste generated from a municipal, commercial, or industrial wastewater treatment plant or air pollution control facility. Also referred to as biosolids or processed organic waste.

A product of the treatment process as particles in waste are converted to solids.

A thick, dark residue, normally of mayonnaise consistency, that accumulates on non-moving engine interior surfaces. Generally removable by wiping unless baked into a carbonaceous consistency, its formation is associated with insolubles overloading the lubricant.

The solids in the basin which settle. It is composed of mostly bacteria and unconsumed organic matter.

The settleable solids separated from water during processing. The solids or biosolids (heavier organic waste material) resulting from the wastewater treatment process; it is separated from the effluent, treated and disposed of or used.

  The accumulated suspended solids of sewage deposited in tanks or basins.  Sludge Age:

Floc (alum + dirt) or calcium carbonate settled on the bottom of a water treatment clarifier it is called sludge. It is also the accumulated settled solids deposited from sewage in tanks or basins, and containing water to form a semi liquid mass. The sludge is removed and disposed of.

A mixture of solids and water that settles to the bottom of latrines, septic tanks and ponds or is produced as a by-product of wastewater treatment (sludge produced from the treatment of municipal or [..]

The settleable solids separated from liquids during processing. The deposits of foreign materials on the bottoms of streams or other bodies of water or on the bottoms and edges of wastewater collectio [..]

A general term for soft mud-like deposits found on heat transfer surfaces or other important sections of a cooling system. Also found at the base of calorifiers and cold water storage tanks.

 A mixture of solids and water deposited on the bottom of septic tanks, ponds, etc. The term sewage sludge is generally used to describe residuals from centralized wastewater treatment, while the term septage is used to describe the residuals from septic tanks.

An organic muck that settles at the bottom of the pond and clogs filters. It is made up of debris such as fish waste, rotten plant materials, etc.

The accumulated suspended solids of sewage deposited in tanks or basins.

A general term for soft mud-like deposits found on heat transfer surfaces or other important sections of a cooling system.

Sediments which are removed from water at a treatment plant.

The solids which settle out during the sewage treatment process. Sludge from the Deer Island Treatment Plant was discharged into Boston Harbor until 1991. More Info.

A semi-solid mixture of organic and inorganic materials that settles out of wastewater at a sewage treatment plant.

Sludge is any solid, semisolid or liquid waste generated from a municipal, commercial or industrial wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility (wet scru [..]

Powder product containing precious metals precipitated during electrolysis of copper and other metals.

, sb. wet mud.

solid matter that settles to the bottom of sedimentation tanks in a sewage treatment plant and must be disposed of by digestion or other methods or recycled to the land.

Semi-liquid waste that is the residue from the treatment of sewage or other industrial process.

The accumulated suspended solids of sewage deposited in tanks or basins.

A soft water-formed fine sedimentary deposit which normally can be removed by blowing down. Similar to  mud.

Refers to the residual, semi-solid material left from industrial wastewater or sewage treatment processes.

solid matter that settles to the bottom of septic tanks or wastewater treatment plant sedimentation; must be disposed of by bacterial digestion or other methods or pumped out for land disposal or incineration.

insoluble material formed as a result either of deterioration reactions in an oil or of contamination of an oil, or both.

The residue left after treatment in the refinery of petroleum oils to remove impurities. Also an insoluble degradation product of crankcase oils.

solid matter that settles to the bottom of sedimentation tanks in a sewage treatment plant and must be disposed of by digestion or other methods or recycled to the land. smectite

waste in a state between liquid and solid.

(1) Thick mud often greasy. (2) THe suspanded solid matter in industrial effluent or sewage after partial drying.

Muddy, semi-solid deposits remaining after most liquids have been removed from waste water (possibly through filtration and chemical treatment).

Semi-solid residues from industrial or water treatment processes that may be contaminated with hazardous materials.

A deposit on a heat-transfer surface that does not have the hard, crystalline structure of a scale but is softer and less dense.

A generic term for solids separated from suspension in a liquid. *en|mud, en|mire, en|ooze, en|slush

(emergency medicine) A mnemonic ("salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, gastrointestinal upset, emesis") used to identify the common symptoms of certain affections of a cholinergic toxidro [..]

this is a solid or semi-solid precipitate that settles from polluted water during treatment; sludge is produced during the treatment of sewage, and also in pulp mills and some other industrial facilities; it may be disposed of in a landfill, but if organic can be used as a beneficial soil amendment.

Sludge is a fictional character in the Transformers franchise. Sludge is a slow witted but powerful Dinobot. Sludge's strength is considered to be second only to Grimlock's in the Dinobot faction. Slu [..]

Sludge is a comic book series from Malibu Comics, set in the Ultraverse. It was created by Steve Gerber, Gary Martin and Aaron Lopresti. Sludge ran for only twelve issues, with one special: Sludge: Re [..]

Sludge may refer to: Sludge, a generic term for solids separated from suspension in a liquid Sewage sludge Biliary sludge Sludge incineration Oil sludge, a solid or gel in motor oil caused by the oil [..]

Sludge may refer to: Sludge, a generic term for solids separated from suspension in a liquid Sewage sludge Biliary sludge Sludge incineration Oil sludge, a solid or gel in motor oil caused by the oil [..]

Sludge is a 2005 documentary film by Appalshop filmmaker Robert Salyer chronicling the Martin County Sludge Spill that was an accident that occurred after midnight on October 11, 2000 when a coal slud [..]

Sludge is a semi-solid slurry that can be produced from a range of industrial processes, from water treatment, wastewater treatment or on-site sanitation systems. For example, it can be produced as a [..]

A thick, viscous emulsion containing oil, water, sediment and residue that forms because of the incompatibility of certain native crude oils and strong inorganic acids used in well treatments. Use of [..]

muck settling in the pond bottom or trapped in filters; made up of many organic debris including fish waste, partially decomposing plant material, etc.

a solid deposit found at the bottom of a liquid

nasty soft mud

Semisolid mixture of organic and inorganic materials that settles out of wastewater at a sewage treatment plant. slums

Soft deposits, usually dark coloured, formed in lubrication systems, mainly consisting of oxidised lubricating oil components, water and, in internal combustion engines, carbonaceous residues from fuel combustion.

A semi-solid residue, containing microoroganisms and their products, from any water treatment process.