| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,754,887,165 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
effluent |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.01 sec. |
|
effluent 1. liquid discharged as waste, as from an industrial plant or sewage works 2. radioactive waste released from a nuclear power station 3. a stream that flows out of another body of water effluent [ə′flü·ənt] (chemical engineering) (civil engineering) The liquid waste of sewage and industrial processing. (hydrology) Flowing outward or away from. Liquid which flows away from a containing space or a main waterway. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| More than 200 species of birds have been documented in the waters and among the reeds and grasses of Piute Ponds, which were created by a dike made in 1961 and are kept full by treated effluent released from Lancaster's sewage treatment plant. The crumb rubber media compress as headloss increases, allowing for better effluent quality late in the run, allow greater depth filtration, can be used at high filter rates greater than 20 gpm/ft. river receiving unbleached kraft and recycled pulp mill effluent (Pearl River at Bogalusa, LA). |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|