effluent
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These would use treated effluent to supply the volumes of water needed and minimise energy use.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
Pure Water Southern California is projected to cost $8 billion and produce up to 150 million gallons of drinking water daily by purifying treated effluent that is now discharged into the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
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
His invention, it turned out, could also cleanse noxious vapors and particulates from smelter effluent, coal particles from mine air, and much more.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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