noun
definition
A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.
definition
Sewage water that has been (partially) treated, and is released into a natural body of water; a flow of any liquid waste.
Examples of effluents in a Sentence
Oxygen systems are chosen to treat difficult organic chemical effluents.
On the other hand, liquid trade effluents were subject to Part II of COPA 1974.
Dr. Horan is working to develop novel technology to treat colored effluents.
Poseidon identified that residues from a wide range of common pharmaceuticals are found in sewage effluents.
At the same time, the situation was exacerbated by continuous discharges of industrial effluents and municipal sewage into the country's rivers.
Initially he worked for a university spinout developing novel systems to decontaminate complex effluents.
This opens up the possibility that a simple process can be developed for the elimination of these recalcitrant materials from effluents.
Recommendation 7 Surveys should be carried out on the concentration of oocysts in sewage effluents.