wastewater

noun

waste·wa·ter ˈwāst-ˌwȯ-tər

-ˌwä-

: water that has been used (as in a manufacturing process) : sewage

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Activists behind the suit against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) say that the wastewater contains metal and polluting chemicals used at the South Texas launch site. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025 Scientists are now figuring out how to apply the same principle to test wastewater on farms for H5N1, the avian influenza virus. —

Alice Park, TIME, 4 Feb. 2025 Between March and October of that year, 89 wastewater samples from at least four additional New York State counties tested positive for poliovirus. —

Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025 After that land purchase, according to court documents, a subsequent land use agreement between Denali and SSS called for Denali to store wastewater or byproduct from its operations in that lagoon. —

Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for wastewater