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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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Years of poorly controlled antibiotic use in humans and animals, combined with effluent from the local drug industry that turned lakes and streams into breeding grounds for resistance, has left India with few weapons to fight infection.
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The practice involves housing thousands of hogs together, flushing their waste into holding pits, allowing bacteria to break down the material, then spraying the effluent onto fields with agricultural spray guns.
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Faucets are running dry and the lakes that once nurtured the southern city of Bangalore and its nearly 10 million residents are either parched or fetid with industrial waste and toxic effluents.
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Wastewater from this service area is conveyed to the San Vicente Water Reclamation Plant for treatment and effluent disposal as part of the district’s sewer service.
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In reaching their conclusion, the study authors compared effluent — which is wastewater that is sent into rivers and other natural bodies of water — from 13 treatment plants that took pharmaceutical discharges and six plants that did not.
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Faucets are running dry and the lakes that once nurtured the southern city of Bangalore and its nearly 10 million residents are either parched or fetid with toxic effluents.
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The practice involves housing thousands of hogs together, flushing their waste into holding pits, allowing bacteria to break down the material, then spraying the effluent onto fields with agricultural spray guns.
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The factory spewed lead-laden smoke and effluent into the village, in and off, from 2007-2014.
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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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