sludges
Muddy waste accumulations
Sludges is the plural of sludge—thick, muddy deposits or sediments.
Industrial processes produce various sludges: sewage sludges, oil sludges, chemical sludges.
The verb form means to move sluggishly or to clear sludge: The river sludges along through the marsh, crews sludging out the tanks.
Viscous sticky matter
Foul, accumulated matter
contaminated · soiled · tainted · murky · scummy · dingy · clogged · stagnant
Liquid refuse in drains
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- industrialOf factories and production
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
chemicals · contamination · toxins · bioremediation · runoff · leachate · heavy metals · landfill
goo
Viscous sticky matter
treacle · paste · gel · mucus · gunk · glop · ooze · syrupy · thick · congealed
mire
Boggy, waterlogged terrain
muck · sediment · silt · slop · morass · swamp · marsh · clay · dredgings · riverbed
filth
Foul, accumulated matter
grimy · contaminated · soiled · tainted · murky · scummy · dingy · clogged · stagnant · rancid
sewage
Liquid refuse in drains
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- industrialOf factories and production
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
hazardous · chemicals · contamination · toxins · bioremediation · runoff · leachate · heavy metals · landfill · dredging
sludgesclear water
Uncontaminated, transparent liquid
pure water · clean water · distilled water · purified water · spring water
- toxic sludgePoisonous industrial byproduct
- sewage sludgeSolid wastewater treatment residue