Definition of Effluent

a polluted body of water from fecal matter and urine

Examples of Effluent in a sentence

Never drink the water in certain third world countries because of the effluent of their rivers and lakes.  🔊

Since the poor village could not afford a water treatment system, their effluent became contaminated from human and animal excrement.  🔊

Angered citizens confronted the factory for the effluent because they carelessly dumped into the Jackson Lake.  🔊

After Lilith Paper Mill’s sewer pipe ran directly to the river, disease and germs plagued it due to its effluent.  🔊

The government required factories to pay hefty fines for its effluent caused by their lack of concern for water pollution.  🔊

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