For Effluent we have terms and definitions in 12 topics. The topics are Aquaculture, Car Care, Construction, Energy, Environment, Environmental Toxins, Factory Farms, Fish, Green Energy, Plumbing, Sanitation and Water Science.

Effluent (Aquaculture)

Discharge of liquid waste or pollution. Effluents can contain bacteria, viruses, excessive nutrient loads and chemicals that are harmful to wildlife and human health.

Effluent (Car Care)

The fluid leaving a component.

Effluent (Construction)

The liquid discharge from a septic tank after bacterial treatment.

Effluent (Energy)

Waste liquid, gas or vapor that results from petroleum and chemical processing.

Effluent (Environment)

Wastewater--treated or untreated--that flows out of a treatment plant, sewer, or industrial outfall. Generally refers to wastes discharged into surface waters.

Effluent (Environmental Toxins)

A waste discharged as liquid.

Effluent (Factory Farms)

Liquid waste, often from a factory or sewer. This is a term that is often used to refer to the urine and manure that is pumped into or out of a lagoon.

Effluent (Fish)

(1) Something that flows out or forth, especially a stream flowing out of a body of water. (2) (Water Quality) Discharged wastewater such as the treated wastes from municipal sewage plants, brine wastewater from desalting operations, and coolant waters from a nuclear power plant.

Effluent (Green Energy)

Liquid waste product

Effluent (Plumbing)

Septic system liquid waste

Effluent (Sanitation)

(1) A liquid which flows out of a process or confined space. (2) Wastewater or other liquid, partially or completely treated, or in its natural state, flowing out of a reservoir, basin, treatment plant or industrial treatment plant or part thereof. (3) An outflowing branch of a main stream or lake. (4) An emission of gas.

Effluent (Water Science)

Water that flows from a sewage treatment plant after it has been treated.

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