effluent
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Effluent, which literally means something that flows out, is different than sewage found in wastewater.
From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2023
Effluent is sterile, meaning no DNA or tissue remains, and the liquid can be released down a drain.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2023
The first two pieces of data come from reports by McKinsey and Qantis; Ms. Greer passed on the third, via a textbook called the “Handbook of Textile Effluent Remediation,” edited by Mohd Yusuf.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2018
Then finally up rivers in four states, taking in the Final Mill Effluent Treatment Center, to a spot 35 miles SW of Chicago.
From The Guardian • Jun. 25, 2013
Effluent spills into the water from a three-foot-wide pipe close by.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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