wastewater
noun
waste·wa·ter
ˈwāst-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: water that has been used (as in a manufacturing process) : sewage
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And Israel recycles 90% of its wastewater, while only 2% of Los Angeles wastewater is recycled, although a new project at the Tillman Water Reclamation plant in the Sepulveda Basin is set to increase that percentage.
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
Another point of contention is the deluge system, which creates thousands of gallons of toxic wastewater to cool launch pads and rocket engines after testing.
—Robert A. Kopack, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
Waste disposal would be a problem for any off-world settlement, and researchers have long wondered if the wastewater from astronauts could be used to fertilize crops and sustain farming without importing fertilizer from the Earth — solving two potential problems at the same time.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
The researchers studied the wastewater in eight large wastewater treatment facilities across the U.S., which are similar in size and treatment technology to those that serve 70 percent of the country.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Jan. 2025
Another point of contention is the deluge system, which creates thousands of gallons of toxic wastewater to cool launch pads and rocket engines after testing.
—Robert A. Kopack, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
Waste disposal would be a problem for any off-world settlement, and researchers have long wondered if the wastewater from astronauts could be used to fertilize crops and sustain farming without importing fertilizer from the Earth — solving two potential problems at the same time.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025
The researchers studied the wastewater in eight large wastewater treatment facilities across the U.S., which are similar in size and treatment technology to those that serve 70 percent of the country.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Wastewater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wastewater. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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