effluent
adjective
ef·flu·ent
| \ ˈe-ˌflü-ənt
; e-ˈflü-, ə-\
; e-ˈflü-, ə-\
effluent
nounDefinition of effluent (Entry 2 of 2)
: something that flows out: such as
a
: an outflowing branch of a main stream or lake
b
: waste material (such as smoke, liquid industrial refuse, or sewage) discharged into the environment especially when serving as a pollutant
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Examples of effluent in a Sentence
Noun
The factory has been accused of discharging effluent into the river.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
In violation of Kenyan environmental and human rights law, the factory's smelting process would emit fumes, dust, and effluent laden with lead particles, according to a 2015 report by the Ministry of Health. — Deborah Bloom, CNN, "The woman risking her life to save a village from lead poisoning," 20 Apr. 2018 This method evaluates the cost of providing recycled water by only including the costs in excess of those incurred for secondary wastewater treatment and borne as a cost of effluent disposal. — Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, "Directors raise recycled water rates to reflect cost," 11 Apr. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The finding complicates a long struggle against erosion, sewage effluent, unbridled development, invasive clams and algae to save the lake, 6,225 feet in elevation. — Los Angeles Times, "Microplastics are found in Lake Tahoe’s waters for first time ever," 26 Aug. 2019 There are many good reasons to get rid of coal: carbon emissions, particulate pollution, mining effluents, etc. — Akshat Rathi, Quartz India, "Stop using India’s coal power plants as an excuse for climate inaction," 18 July 2019 Major cities along the Mississippi watershed also discharge sanitation effluent into tributaries and the main river. — WSJ, "Polluting the Mississippi River and the Gulf," 11 July 2019 The water district seeks the extra acreage in part because its agreement with Spangler Peak Ranch to dispose of 100 acre feet of plant effluent as recycled water expires Sept. 31. — Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, "Water district eyes eminent domain for sprayfields," 20 June 2019 Starting around midnight Tuesday, experts with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Food and Drug Administration began dyeing the effluent processed at the Kent County Wastewater Treatment Plant a crimson color to track its path. — USA TODAY, "Pride pickup, sphinx on move, Tony Stark’s cabin: News from around our 50 states," 13 June 2019 These stains had the look of overflowing effluent, rotted in the sun and impervious to power washing. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "The Star Wars Park Is a Space-Junk Fantasy," 5 June 2019 The most serious infractions revealed in the audit include plants that exceed the volume and quality of fish-processing effluent discharged to open water allowed under the permits. — Anchorage Daily News, "Audit finds 70 percent of British Columbia fish-processing plants do not comply with environmental regulations," 8 July 2018 Years of poorly controlled antibiotic use in humans and animals, combined with effluent from the local drug industry that turned lakes and streams into breeding grounds for resistance, has left India with few weapons to fight infection. — Ari Altstedter, Bloomberg.com, "The Startups Waging War Against Superbugs," 25 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'effluent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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