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
In other languages
French
effluent
Russian
сточные воды
Spanish
efluente
Chinese, Simplified
污水废物
Arabic
نفايات سائلة
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with effluent waste
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Basel Convention | 10 documents |
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Stockholm Convention | 39 documents |