What is the cesspool?

The cesspool is a covered hole that is used for waste water and/or waste content. Suddenly, cesspools were storage method for waste in many parts of the world before they were replaced by urban sewer systems and septic tanks. Cusspools, also known as grahlopis, are still used in some regions of the world, although many local building regulations are discouraged or prohibited by cesspool construction due to sanitary problems. Waste and waste water are thrown into a cesspool that must be emptied regularly to release the way for more. Some people delay possible emptying by building, known as leaching cesspools, cesspools that allow fluids to escape while maintaining solids. As one can imagine, these untreated liquids can cause pollution, along with health problems if they enter ground water.

Because the clashes are quite unpleasant inside, the term "cesspool" joined with dirt, disintegration and disgusting conditions, so you can hear nasty wouldt referred to as Žumppool. The etymology of the word is in fact the topic of the debate. Some people believe it comes from the Latin Secessus , "retirement places" or privacy, while others believe that it is related to suspiral , "drainpipe", Latin suspireare , "deeply breathe". The term may also come from a regional dialect; "Cess" is a swamp in some parts of Europe.

For archaeologists, cusspools can be extremely interesting. On the site where people once had cesspools, archaeologists can reveal information about what they ate and how they lived by analyzing the content of abandoned cesspools. Since the material has usually dried up, this task is less uncomfortable than you can imagine, and it provides a major insight into the diet and lifestyle of earlier civilizations.

In the modern world, cesspools are still used in some parts of the world where sewerage systems must still be built and may create a serious risk of public health, especially if they are bad UDried. Fluids can escape, contaminate soil and groundwater, and cesspools can also attract rats and other pests that carry the disease, and contribute to the unpleasant state of things in the nasal passages for passers -by. Public health advocates and basic hygiene in developing countries often support the removal of cesspools in favor of several hygienic waste disposal methods as early priorities because it does not make sense to dig wells or provide water when it can be quickly contaminated.