Definition of filtration
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: the process of filtering
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Boston Green Academy students have journeyed into the hilltops of Guatemala to help impoverished families install stoves and water filtration systems.
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But despite filtration systems at the tunnel inlet and in the section of the creek that runs through the park, water in the wading area is not fully filtered or treated for human contact.
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The filtration system is based on NASA technology used to develop automatic pool purifiers.
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The filtration system is based on NASA technology used to develop automatic pool purifiers.
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On a mission to improve the water quality inside public schools, the girls engineered a water filtration system designed to rid drinking fountains of chlorine, copper and lead, and submitted their idea in the form of a multimedia poster.
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In response, the park changed its filtration and disinfection system.
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At lead smelters in the United States, for instance, filtration devices are required for pollution control.
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In the South Luangwa in Zambia, Time + Tide’s Mchenja and Chinzombo camps use renewable energy from solar panels, a rainwater filtration system, and were built using renewable materials like grass, thatch, and recycled composite.
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FILTRATION Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of filtration for English Language Learners
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: the act or process of removing something unwanted from a liquid, gas, etc., by using a filter
FILTRATION Defined for Kids
Definition of filtration for Students
: the process of filtering
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