Effluent comes from the Latin verb effluere, "to flow out". In an older meaning, an effluent was a stream flowing out of a river or lake. But nowadays effluent almost always means wastes that …

Effluent is wastewater from sewers or industrial outfalls that flows directly into surface waters, either untreated or after being treated at a facility. [1] The term has slightly different meanings …

Organic compounds in wastewater, such as dyes and pigments in industry effluents, are toxic or have lethal effect on aquatic living and humans. Uranium waste ponds that dribbled effluent …

EFFLUENT definition: flowing out or forth. See examples of effluent used in a sentence.

Definition of effluent noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

effluent to flow out; an outflow of waste: The effluent from the broken sewer pipe was foul smelling.

Effluent refers to the liquid waste or sewage that is discharged from a treatment facility, such as a wastewater treatment plant. This term is crucial in understanding the process of sewage …