Effluent

Definitions

1. A stream that flows out, such as from a lake or reservoir; an outflow; effluence.
   countable
2. Sewage or waste water discharged into a natural body of water.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The landscape was dotted with reservoirs and many many effluent streams.”

“Residents have⟳ little control⟳ over the industrial effluent that pollutes their rivers.”

“Still remarkably clean⟳, Baikal nevertheless feels the effects of air and water pollution from various sources, including industries around Irkutsk and from the Selenga river, which provides half the water flowing into Baikal. Most controversy centers on the effluent from a cellulose plant⟳ at Baikalsk.”

“One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.”

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