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2. Greywater - Wikipedia

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   The drip system must be calibrated to avoid uneven distribution of grey water or overloading. [21] Recycled grey water from domestic appliances also can be used to flush toilet. [22] Its application is based on standards set by plumbing codes. Indoor grey water reuse requires an efficient cleaning tank for insoluble waste, as well as a well ...

3. Quint (fire apparatus) - Wikipedia

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   A quintuple combination pumper or quint is a fire-fighting apparatus that serves the dual purpose of an engine and a ladder truck. “Quintuple” refers to the five functions that a quint provides: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders. [1] Tillers and tractor-drawn aerials also have quint features, and are dubbed ...

4. Grey market - Wikipedia

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   A grey market or dark market (sometimes confused with the similar term "parallel market") [1] [2] is the trade of a commodity through distribution channels that are not authorised by the original manufacturer or trademark proprietor. Grey market products (grey goods) are products traded outside the authorised manufacturer's channel.

5. Portable water tank - Wikipedia

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   A portable water tank is a temporary collapsible tank designed for the reserve storage of water in firefighting, emergency relief, and military applications. These tanks can be either supported or unsupported. The supported tanks have a steel or aluminum frame and range in size from 600 to 5,000 US gallons (500 to 4,160 imp gal; 2,300 to 18,900 ...

6. Tank truck - Wikipedia

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   A tank truck, gas truck, fuel truck, or tanker truck (American English) or tanker (British English) is a motor vehicle designed to carry liquids or gases on roads. The largest such vehicles are similar to railroad tank cars , which are also designed to carry liquid loads.

7. Blackwater (waste) - Wikipedia

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   Water coming from domestic equipment other than toilets (e.g., bathtubs, showers, sinks, washing machines) is called greywater. In some sanitation systems, it is preferred to keep the greywater separate from blackwater to reduce the amount of water that gets heavily polluted and to simplify treatment methods for the greywater. [citation needed]

8. Food Tank - Wikipedia

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   Food Tank convened an official listening session in the lead-up to the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health in 2022. [11] [12] The session explored the theme "Dismantling Silos to Strengthen Nutrition and Food Security Research" and key takeaways were compiled into a formal report for the White House's consideration as they develop a strategy to end hunger, increase healthy ...

9. Boiling vessel - Wikipedia

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   The "Vessel Boiling Electric" or "BV" was an innovation at the very end of World War II, when the Centurion tank was introduced with the device fitted inside the turret. [2] [3] Previously, British tank crews had disembarked when they wanted to "brew-up" (make tea), using a petrol cooker improvised from empty fuel cans [4] called a "Benghazi burner". [5]