wastewater
noun
waste·wa·ter
ˈwāst-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: water that has been used (as in a manufacturing process) : sewage
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Southern Water, which provides water and wastewater services to millions of customers across a swath of southern England, uses bio-beads at five of its plants.
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
In organic-rich radioactive wastewater, the electrode accumulated more than 9,000 milligrams of uranium per gram of material over 450 hours of continuous operation, ranking among the highest values reported for electrochemical uranium extraction systems, according to the release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
The review found six months could be eliminated from the Tijuana River Gates project to replace more than 23,000 feet of deteriorating wastewater pipes, and three months from the rehabilitation of a critical pump station.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Rates are high in the Northeast and Midwest region, according to wastewater data.
—Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 26 Nov. 2025
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
In organic-rich radioactive wastewater, the electrode accumulated more than 9,000 milligrams of uranium per gram of material over 450 hours of continuous operation, ranking among the highest values reported for electrochemical uranium extraction systems, according to the release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
The review found six months could be eliminated from the Tijuana River Gates project to replace more than 23,000 feet of deteriorating wastewater pipes, and three months from the rehabilitation of a critical pump station.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
Rates are high in the Northeast and Midwest region, according to wastewater data.
—Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Wastewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wastewater. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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