Difference between revisions of "Effluent"
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*[http://www.nrdc.org/water/| Water pollution] | *[http://www.nrdc.org/water/| Water pollution] | ||
| + | *[http://www.nrc.gov/waste.html| Radioactive waste] | ||
| + | *[http://www.mississippirivertrail.org/| Mississippi] | ||
Revision as of 07:35, 3 April 2014
Effluent
Wastes discharged into surface water, sometimes considered to be water pollution. In physics/nuclear physics, Effluent is the radioactive waste released from a factory or nuclear plant. In earth sciences, the term refers to a stream that flows out of another body of water. For example, the Mississippi River’s effluent of fresh water is between 200, 000 to 709, 000 ft3, making a plume of fresh water detectable from space.
