effluent
Factory wastewater output
Effluent is liquid waste discharged from a factory, sewage plant, or other source into the environment: The factory's effluent contaminated the river.
The term appears frequently in environmental regulations and pollution discussions.
As an adjective, effluent describes something flowing out, though this use is rare outside technical contexts.
Contaminated drainage from buildings
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
- septicInfected with bacteria
- fecalOf solid waste
- sanitationCleanliness for public health
biosolids · sewerage · influent · greywater · blackwater · digestion · clarification · filtration
Contaminated drainage from buildings
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- byproductSecondary outcome of production
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
treatment · processing · refinery · tannery · textile · dyeing · smelting · metallurgy
Fluid exiting a system
- emissionDischarged substance or act
- releaseTo let go
- drainageLiquid removal system
- outpouringCopious, spontaneous release
overflow · leakage · effusion · expulsion · venting · seepage · flux · outflowing
Environment-harming agent
- runoffExcess water drainage
- nitratesNitrogen-oxygen salt compounds
- phosphatesSalts of a certain acid
- pesticidesChemicals destroying harmful organisms
herbicides · dioxins · leachate · carcinogens · bioaccumulation · toxins · COD · ammonia
Excess nutrients depleting oxygen
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
- acidificationIncrease in hydrogen ions
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
Separating solids from liquids
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- aerationInfusing with oxygen
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
settling · screening · neutralization · oxidation · tertiary · secondary · primary · lagoon
wastewater
Contaminated drainage from buildings
sanitation · biosolids · sewerage · influent · greywater · blackwater · digestion · clarification · filtration · microorganisms
wastewater
Contaminated drainage from buildings
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- manufacturingIndustrial product creation
- byproductSecondary outcome of production
sludge · treatment · processing · refinery · tannery · textile · dyeing · smelting · metallurgy · plastics
outflow
Fluid exiting a system
outpouring · overflow · leakage · effusion · expulsion · venting · seepage · flux · outflowing · emanation
pollutant
Environment-harming agent
- runoffExcess water drainage
- nitratesNitrogen-oxygen salt compounds
- phosphatesSalts of a certain acid
pesticides · herbicides · dioxins · leachate · carcinogens · bioaccumulation · toxins · COD · ammonia · chlorine
eutrophication
Excess nutrients depleting oxygen
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
- acidificationIncrease in hydrogen ions
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
aquifer · sedimentation · downstream · plume
filtration
Separating solids from liquids
- clarificationMaking meaning plain
- disinfectionEliminating pathogens from surfaces
- aerationInfusing with oxygen
sedimentation · settling · screening · neutralization · oxidation · tertiary · secondary · primary · lagoon · membrane
- biotreatmentaeration, biofilter, bioreactor, wastewater treatment, nitrification
- environmental scienceecology, air quality, ecosystem, water quality, ecosystems
- pollutionair pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, smog, toxic waste
- Contaminantspollutants, pollutant, heavy metals, toxin, pesticides
- utilitieselectricity, water supply, public utilities, water line, gas service
- wastetrash, garbage, rubbish, refuse, debris
effluentpotable water
Liquid safe for consumption
drinking water · clean water · purified water · fresh water · freshwater