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Chemicals and Waste
Marine and Freshwater

Definition(s)

The liquid waste from domestic sewage, industrial sites or from agricultural processes. Effluents are harmful when they enter the environment, especially in freshwater, because of their polluting chemical composition. (Source: GEMET/WRIGHT)

Hierarchy

Broader: waste
Related terms:
discharge
sewage
sewarage
wastewater
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