effluent

[US]/'eflʊənt/
[UK]/'ɛflʊənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. outflow; sewage; waste gas
adj. flowing out; emitting

Phrases & Collocations

Industrial effluent

Effluent treatment plant

Effluent control regulations

Effluent quality standards

effluent treatment

effluent standard

effluent disposal

plant effluent

effluent gas

Example Sentences

Inactivation of microorganisms in MBR effluent by ultraviolet(UV) and the influence of photoreactivation and dark repair on it were studied.

Dangerous effluent from some chemical plants is being poured into the river through the town.

"Effluent standards for water pollutants from lead azide, lead styphnate and D.

The theoretical analysis and low speed airhole experiment were made in view of controversy on static pressure detection for fixed pollution effluent by Pitot tube.

The effluent treatment process after renovation is “anaerobic + aerobiotic + three-stage flocculation treatment” ,and is the longestand largest efluent disposal treatment system in present China.

Concentrations of deicer and anti-icer components previously observed in airport effluents have, at times, exceeded the toxicity levels shown in results of this study.

Nonbiodegradable pollutants, such as certain chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides (e.g.DDT) and heavy metals, such as lead, copper, and zinc in some industrial effluents, accumulate in the environment.

Real-world Examples

They are really pretty much in areas that are somewhat effluent.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2023 Collection

I think of seaweed growing off the effluent of fish, for example.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) February 2016 Collection

The researchers found 3000 kg of silver and 43 kilograms of gold in effluent and sludge from the centers.

Source: VOA Special November 2017 Collection

Core Samsung technologies include heat treatment and bioprocessing to kill pathogens from human waste and make the released effluent and solids safe for the environment.

Source: Intermediate English short passage

I think I will ask the director for water pollution control to take samples and if the samples confirm these numbers we will ask the local government to revise the permit, effluent permit.

Source: Environment and Science

The ministry says there is a fundamental difference between the wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant after the accident and the liquid effluents from the normal operation of nuclear power plants in terms of difficulty of processing.

Source: CRI Online April 2021 Collection

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