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noun
- 1. liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea: "industrial effluent"
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Definition. Effluent is defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as "wastewater–treated or untreated–that flows out of a treatment plant, sewer, or industrial outfall. Generally refers to wastes discharged into surface waters". [1] .
noun. : something that flows out: such as. a. : an outflowing branch of a main stream or lake. b. : waste material (such as smoke, liquid industrial refuse, or sewage) discharged into the environment especially when serving as a pollutant. Did you know? Effluent comes from the Latin verb effluere, "to flow out".
EFFLUENT definition: 1. liquid waste that is sent out from factories or places where sewage is dealt with, usually…. Learn more.
something that flows out or forth; outflow; effluence. a stream flowing out of a lake, reservoir, etc. sewage that has been treated in a septic tank or sewage treatment plant. sewage or other liquid waste that is discharged into a body of water, etc.
Effluent is sewage or other waste that’s dumped into water. Effluent traces back to a Latin word meaning “flowing out,” and as an adjective the word can still be used in that sense. An effluent stream is one whose water is continually flowing out of the ground, from a spring or other source.
effluent in British English. (ˈɛflʊənt ) noun. 1. liquid discharged as waste, as from an industrial plant or sewage works. 2. radioactive waste released from a nuclear power station. 3. a stream that flows out of another body of water.
Definition of effluent noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
