Effluent (Noun)
Meaning
Water mixed with waste matter.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The sewage treatment plant struggled to remove the toxic chemicals from the effluent flowing into the nearby river.
- Industrial processes can generate large quantities of effluent that must be treated before discharge into the environment.
- The new regulations aimed to reduce the amount of pollutants in the effluent released by factories and manufacturing facilities.
- Scientists studied the effects of effluent from agricultural runoff on the local aquatic ecosystem.
- The water treatment plant was designed to handle both domestic and industrial effluent, using a combination of physical and biological processes.