sanitation
Disease prevention measures
Sanitation is the systems and practices that protect public health—sewage disposal, water treatment, garbage collection, and general cleanliness.
Poor sanitation spreads disease; modern sanitation dramatically reduced cholera, typhoid, and other waterborne illnesses.
The word often appears in official contexts: sanitation department, sanitation workers.
Broader uses cover any effort to maintain hygienic conditions: food sanitation standards.
Underground drainage pipe
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
- drainageLiquid removal system
- manholeCovered underground entry
- septic tankSubterranean sewage decomposition chamber
outfall · stormwater · conduit · interceptor · latrine · cesspool · pumping station · filtration
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- microbeMicroscopic living organism
germs · contamination · infection · E. coli · salmonella · norovirus · giardia · coliform
Cleaning by rubbing hard
- washingCleaning with liquid
- disinfectantAgent destroying surface pathogens
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
- detergentChemical cleaning agent
bleach · mop · bucket · sponge · rinse · sweeping · dusting · decontamination
Discarded waste material
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- refuseReject or garbage
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
landfill · incineration · composting · recycling · disposal · collection · hauling · compactor
Measures blocking illness onset
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- water treatmentCleaning supply for consumption
- pollution controlReducing environmental contamination
- health inspectionOfficial cleanliness evaluation
outbreak · contamination · cholera · typhoid · dysentery · waterborne illness · fecal-oral · mosquito control
Person removing household waste
- street sweeperMachine or worker clearing roadways
- janitorBuilding cleaner and maintainer
- custodianGuardian of a place
- hygienistOral care specialist
inspector · uniforms · protective gear · gloves · routes · shifts · occupational safety · municipal services
sewer
Underground drainage pipe
septic tank · outfall · stormwater · conduit · interceptor · latrine · cesspool · pumping station · filtration · aeration
bacteria
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
microbe · germs · contamination · infection · E. coli · salmonella · norovirus · giardia · coliform · transmission
scrubbing
Cleaning by rubbing hard
- washingCleaning with liquid
- disinfectantAgent destroying surface pathogens
- soapFatty alkali cleanser
detergent · bleach · mop · bucket · sponge · rinse · sweeping · dusting · decontamination · sterilization
garbage
Discarded waste material
wastewater · landfill · incineration · composting · recycling · disposal · collection · hauling · compactor · dumpster
disease prevention
Measures blocking illness onset
- epidemiologyStudy of disease spread
- water treatmentCleaning supply for consumption
- pollution controlReducing environmental contamination
health inspection · outbreak · contamination · cholera · typhoid · dysentery · waterborne illness · fecal-oral · mosquito control · rat control
garbage collector
Person removing household waste
- street sweeperMachine or worker clearing roadways
- janitorBuilding cleaner and maintainer
- custodianGuardian of a place
hygienist · inspector · uniforms · protective gear · gloves · routes · shifts · occupational safety · municipal services · truck
- public healthdisease prevention, immunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology
- blue-collar jobsfactory work, factory worker, factory workers, construction, farm hand
- water usesdrinking, bathing, showering, laundry, washing
- food safetyfood safety, food hygiene, food handling, food poisoning, contamination
- food processingcanning, freezing, drying, packaging, pasteurization
- city servicestransit, public transit, libraries, fire department, parks
sanitationfilth
Foul, accumulated matter
contamination · pollution · uncleanness · dirtiness · squalor
sanitationenvironmental degradation
Decline of natural surroundings
neglect · public health crisis · disease outbreak · infrastructure collapse
- sanitation departmentAgency handling public cleanliness
- sanitation workerWaste removal employee
- sanitation truckMunicipal waste collection vehicle
- sanitation crewWorkers removing public waste
- public sanitationOrganized community health maintenance
- sanitation engineerWaste removal professional
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