effluent

• Relativo a los residuos líquidos o aguas residuales que se descargan en un río o en el mar, o que sale de una planta de tratamiento o proceso industrial. También se refiere a lo que fluye hacia afuera como efluente.

Relating to liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river or the sea.

1. C1formal

   Flowing out or issuing forth, typically used in technical contexts.

   que fluye hacia afuera

   • The effluent water from the treatment plant was tested for purity.
   • Effluent gases were released from the industrial chimney.
   • The river was polluted by effluent waste from nearby factories.

   Sinónimosoutflowing

• Sustantivo que designa los desechos líquidos o aguas residuales, a menudo de origen industrial o doméstico, que se vierten en un río, mar u otro cuerpo de agua.

A noun referring to liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river, sea, or other body of water, often from industrial or domestic sources.

1. C1formalscientific

   Liquid waste or sewage discharged into a river, sea, or other body of water, often from industrial or domestic sources.

   Efluente líquido

   • The factory was fined for releasing untreated effluent into the river.
   • Effluent from the treatment plant must meet strict environmental standards.
   • Scientists are studying the effects of agricultural effluent on marine life.

   Sinónimosdischargeoutflowsewagewastewater

2. Outflow from a processC1formaltechnical

   A stream or flow of liquid or gas that emerges from a system, process, or industrial operation.

   Efluente (salida de un proceso)

   • The chemical plant monitors the effluent from its cooling towers.
   • Effluent from the refinery is treated before being released.
   • The effluent from the geothermal plant contains dissolved minerals.

   Sinónimosdischargeeffluxemissionoutflowsewagewastewater