English Dictionary

sewage fungus

名詞

不可算名詞

A filamentous colony of bacteria (e.g. Sphaerotilus natans) and fungi (e.g. Fusarium aqueductum), protozoa and other species, which may be found adhered on surfaces in sewage treatment plants or in natural waters as a result of the discharge of incompletely treated waste water.

日本語の意味

未完全処理された廃水の放流により、下水処理場や自然水域の表面に付着する、バクテリア、菌類、原生生物などが形成する、糸状の集合体

During the plant inspection, the operators scraped away a dense layer of sewage fungus that had accumulated on the aeration tank walls.

プラントの点検中、作業員たちは曝気槽の壁に付着していた、下水由来の細菌や真菌の糸状のコロニーの厚い層をこそぎ落とした。

意味（1）

A filamentous colony of bacteria (e.g. Sphaerotilus natans) and fungi (e.g. Fusarium aqueductum), protozoa and other species, which may be found adhered on surfaces in sewage treatment plants or in natural waters as a result of the discharge of incompletely treated waste water.