effluent
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But we might run low on other water, which will make effluent increasingly important—and in demand—in times of scarcity.
From Slate ● May 26, 2025
In 1994, she successfully advocated for “zero discharge” agreements from Formosa and the aluminum manufacturer Alcoa to stop liquid effluent pollution.
From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2024
The new study is unusual in that it calculated the mass of microplastics in landfill leachate and wastewater influent and effluent.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024
Currently, treated effluent from the plant is released into the Los Angeles River in the Sepulveda Basin, providing a significant portion of the river’s flow in the area during dry times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
The effluent glacier seems to run on a long curve westerly up to the Gobrin plateau.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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