Pipes and treatment plants that drain sewage and refuse from houses
The science and practice of effecting healthful and hygienic conditions. The process of cleaning to inactivate viable pathogenic microorganisms. Having a sanitary work bench does not mean that it is a sterile one.
The act of reducing microbial organisms on cleaned food contact surfaces to a safe level.
The act of maintaining a clean condition in a food-handling situation in order to prevent disease and other potentially harmful contaminants.
wastewater and rainwater collection, transportation, and treatment techniques used together by a populated area, industrial site, or private parcel before discharge into the natural environment. Sanitation includes the disposal of sludge resulting from the wastewater treatment process.
measures to promote good health, especially those involving safe disposal of excreta and maintaining a clean environment
Sanitary condition, methods and apparatus for making and maintaining area safe to live in
A comprehensive term referring to the development and application of measures designed to protect public health. Sanitation procedures attempt to prevent the spread of disease through the proper disposal of sewage and other waste, correct handling of food and water supplies, and control of the carriers of disease (mosquitoes, rats, etc.).
science and practice of maintaining clean, hygienic living conditions.
the state of being clean and conducive to health
practical methods for safely disposing of human waste in ways that do not harm public health
safe methods to dispose of human faeces, urine and other household waste
Sanitation is the process of putting an environment into a state that will not harm human health. For instance, properly cleaning and disinfecting the restroom will reduce the human health risks by killing the harmful germs.
formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health
A whole series of measures designed to safeguard public health. It can include sewage, provision of water, drainage etc.
The state of being clean and free of germs, which aids in the preservation of health.
Clean and hygienic conditions that help prevent disease through services such as garbage collection and wastewater disposal.
Activities such as cleaning that ensure food will not become contaminated from the environment in which it is prepared.
The activities of washing and/or excretion carried out in a manner or condition such that the effect on health is minimised, with regard to dirt and infection.
Sanitation is the hygienic disposal or recycling of waste, as well as the policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sanitation The term sanitation is sometimes understood in a narrow sense as the collection and treatment of wastewater. In a somewhat broader sense the term also includes on-site sanitation, for example through septic tanks and latrines. In the broadest sense of the term, sanitation also includes the collection and disposal of municipal solid waste (see below).