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In violation of Kenyan environmental and human rights law, the factory's smelting process would emit fumes, dust, and effluent laden with lead particles, according to a 2015 report by the Ministry of Health.
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This method evaluates the cost of providing recycled water by only including the costs in excess of those incurred for secondary wastewater treatment and borne as a cost of effluent disposal.
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Effluent comes from the Latin verb effluere, "to flow out". In an older meaning, an effluent was a stream flowing out of a river or lake. But nowadays effluent almost always means wastes that pour into our water and air. Liquid factory waste, smoke, and raw sewage can all be called effluents. An effluent filter keeps treated waste flowing out of a septic tank from clogging up its drainage pipes.
Origin and Etymology of effluent
Latin effluent-, effluens, present participle of effluere to flow out, from ex- + fluere to flow — more at fluid
Definition of effluent
: something that flows out: such as
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: an outflowing branch of a main stream or lake
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: waste material (such as smoke, liquid industrial refuse, or sewage) discharged into the environment especially when serving as a pollutant
Examples of effluent in a Sentence
The factory has been accused of discharging effluent into the river.
Recent Examples of effluent from the Web
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Villagers also noticed a brown, cloudy effluent being released from underneath the factory wall.
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Two members of the team drove to Silver City before the contest to collect actual effluent water from that city's wastewater plant.
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But state officials are not predicting when that study will be completed or even if it will be used to set effluent standards.
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All of the effluent produced by the San Vicente Water Reclamation Plant is disposed of as recycled water.
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The drugs pass through the plants into Puget Sound in wastewater effluent.
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In February 2015, a wall in a pit holding tannery effluent collapsed, drowning 10 employees in toxic sludge.
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Production costs for recycled water include additional treatment and purification beyond secondary treatment that would typically be required with other wastewater treatment and effluent disposal alternatives.
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Innovators are coming up with tools to keep tiny pieces of thread that are discharged with washing machine effluent from reaching marine life.
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First Known Use of effluent
1859
EFFLUENT Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of effluent for English Language Learners
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: liquid (such as sewage or industrial chemicals) that is released as waste
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