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effluent

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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)
discharge liquor
(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.
effluent
effluent discharging into soil
In sanitary engineering, a liquid which is discharged as waste, esp. the discharge from a septic tank.
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Consett magistrates were told that oily material in the effluent had a serious impact when it reached the Seaham sewage treatment works, threatening the treatment process and requiring an extensive clean-up operation.
Penalty for company guilty of pollution by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Fourway Ltd, trading as Avanti Waste Management, was fined pounds 6,040 by Runcorn magistrates court for discharging trade effluent with excessive amounts of oil, grease and toxic metals into a public sewer.
FINED FOR BREAKING WASTE LAW by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Now, the organic cheese maker--Alvis Brothers--has turned to Micromac Filtration in order to overcome an effluent treatment challenge at its rapidly growing production headquarters.
Micromac Filtration solves white water effluent challenge by Food Trade Review
 
 
 
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