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

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

But many questions remain: Where would the effluent from a PCH sewer be treated?

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 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