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n. Formulation and application of measures designed to protect public health.

n. Disposal of sewage.

n. The hygienic disposal or recycling of waste.

n. The policy and practice of protecting health through hygienic measures.

n. The act of rendering sanitary; the science of sanitary conditions; the preservation of health; the use of sanitary measures; hygiene.

n. The practical application of knowledge and science to the preservation of health; the putting and keeping in a sanitary condition.

n. making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing

n. the state of being clean and conducive to health

"Lack of sanitation is one of the greatest risks in Port-au-Prince, as more than a million people now live in 116 improvised camps without latrines in school yards, soccer stadiums and even the front yard of the presidential palace, said Steve Hollingworth, chief operating officer for CARE."

cleanup    cleaning    cleansing    sanitariness    public health   

hygiene   

Alsatian    Americanization    Appalachian    Balkanization    Christianization    Confederation    Corp.    Croatian    Dalmatian    Desegregation   

hygiene    healthcare    nutrition    cleanliness    drainage    conservation    transportation    logistic    decontamination    maintenance