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effluent

[ef-loo-uhnt] / ˈɛf lu ənt /




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These would use treated effluent to supply the volumes of water needed and minimise energy use.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2025

But we might run low on other water, which will make effluent increasingly important—and in demand—in times of scarcity.

From Slate May 26, 2025

Other treated effluent is discharged into rivers or the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 2, 2025

In 1994, she successfully advocated for “zero discharge” agreements from Formosa and the aluminum manufacturer Alcoa to stop liquid effluent pollution.

From Salon Dec. 5, 2024

The effluent glacier seems to run on a long curve westerly up to the Gobrin plateau.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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