effluent
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Anglian Water points out that it is not obliged to supply water for non-domestic use and suggests recycled water from the final stage of effluent treatment as a coolant rather than drinking water.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
The San Antonio River, famed for its dreamy riverwalk lined with restaurants, bars, and live music, is almost entirely composed of effluent.
From Slate • May 26, 2025
But many questions remain: Where would the effluent from a PCH sewer be treated?
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 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
His invention, it turned out, could also cleanse noxious vapors and particulates from smelter effluent, coal particles from mine air, and much more.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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