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fossa (para o despejo de matérias fecais)

cesspit

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Open sewers often ran through rooms and cesspits were left untended. en.wikipedia.org

The ashes were then thrown into the cesspit, the moat, or other hiding places. en.wikipedia.org

Liquid cesspit waste would be removed with pumps by cesspit cleaners, and then solid waste, valuable as fertilizer and for manufacturing ammonia, was removed. en.wikipedia.org

Because of the need for frequent emptying, the cost of maintenance of a cesspit can be very high. en.wikipedia.org

The town was overcrowded, it suffered from poor housing, open sewers, overflowing cesspits, and a very poor water supply, mainly from wells polluted by infiltration. en.wikipedia.org

The typical cesspit was cleaned out once every 8 to 10 years. en.wikipedia.org

The city had widened the street and the cesspit was lost. en.wikipedia.org

It was common at the time to have a cesspit under most homes. en.wikipedia.org

These dramatically increased the volume of water and waste that was now poured into existing cesspits. en.wikipedia.org

Later, researchers discovered that this public well had been dug only three feet from an old cesspit, which had begun to leak fecal bacteria. en.wikipedia.org

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