Effluent

//ˈɛfluənt//

Synonyms for "effluent" (44 found)

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Translations

11 translations across 8 languages.

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Bulgarian

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  • водосток noun (flow of liquid waste)

Catalan

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  • efluent noun (flow of liquid waste)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 廢水 /废水 noun (flow of liquid waste)
  • 污水 noun (flow of liquid waste)
  • 髒水 /脏水 noun (flow of liquid waste)

Finnish

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  • jätevesi noun (flow of liquid waste)

French

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  • effluent noun (flow of liquid waste)

Italian

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  • effluente noun (flow of liquid waste)

Māori

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  • waiparakaingaki noun (flow of liquid waste)

Spanish

2 entries
  • efluente noun (flow of liquid waste)
  • vertido noun (flow of liquid waste)

Sample sentences

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The primary culprits in eutrophication appear to be excess nitrogen and phosphorus—from sources including fertilizer runoff and septic system effluent to atmospheric fallout from burning fossil fuels—which enter waterbodies and fuel the overgrowth of algae, which, in turn, reduces water quality and degrades estuarine and coastal ecosystems.

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The tannery used to discharge effluent straight into the river.

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The report’s authors — the International Labor Organization, the World Health Organization, the World Bank and WaterAid — say they hope to raise awareness on the plight of sanitation workers and the dehumanizing conditions under which they are forced to work. For example, the report says that many sanitation workers aren’t given the safety training or equipment needed to protect them when handling effluent or fecal sludge.

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But while the effluent beams of the sun, and their quickening power in the natural sphere, furnish a good illustration of my idea of the Holy Spirit, I may, perhaps, illustrate the idea still better by a reference to human thoughts and affections […]

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