Look up: effluent

1. Effluent
   Wastewater--treated or untreated--that flows out of a treatment plant, sewer, or industrial outfall. Generally refers to wastes discharged into surface waters.
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2. effluent
   [adj] - that is flowing outward 2. [n] - water mixed with waste matter
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3. Effluent
   Mixture of oil, gas, water and sand discharged from a well.
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4. Effluent
   (1) a flow containing polluting material; (2) liquid waste from sewage treatment, industry, agriculture
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5. effluent
   Fluid, solid or gas discharged from a given source into the external environment.
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6. Effluent
   a liquid that has passed through a processing operation.
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7. Effluent
   Physical fluid (air or water together with contaminants) forming an emission
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8. Effluent
   Any waste liquid from an industrial process
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9. effluent
   the flux of treated or untreated water coming out of domestic, urban, agricultural or industrial use Category: Management in the public and private sector • 1.an out-flowing branch of a main stream or lake 2.a liquid which flows out of a containing space 3.a stream fed by ground water
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10. Effluent
    Outflow of water from a treatment or waste process system.
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11. Effluent
    Ef'flu·ent adjective [ Latin effluens , -entis , present participle of effluere to flow out; ex + fluere to flow: confer French effluent . See Fluent .] Flowing out; as, effluent beams. Parnell.
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12. Effluent
    Ef'flu·ent noun (Geology) A stream that flows out of another stream or lake.
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13. effluent
    Liquid waste from sewage treatment or industrial processes, especiallysuch liquid waste that is released into a river or other waterway. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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14. effluent
    outflowing adjective that is flowing outward
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15. effluent
    wastewater noun water mixed with waste matter
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16. effluent
    (ef´floo-әnt) something that flows out, especially a discharge that carries waste products.
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17. Effluent
    • (a.) Flowing out; as, effluent beams. • (n.) A stream that flows out of another stream or lake.
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18. effluent
    (from the article `mining`) Increasing attention has been devoted to the extraction of salts from brines discharged as effluent after the distillation of fresh water from ... Desalination produces fresh water but also a significant volume of waste effluent, called brine. Since the primary pollutant in the brine is salt, ... [2 relate...
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19. Effluent
    the fluid leaving a component.
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20. Effluent
    The discharge of industrial or urban waste material into the environment; the outflow from a lake or river.
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21. Effluent
    discharge`Effluent` is an outflowing of water or gas from a natural body of water, or from a human-made structure. Effluent is defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as “wastewater - treated or untreated - that flows out of a treatment plant, sewer, or industrial outfa...
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