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wastewater in French

wastewater in French is eaux usées, eaux vannes — wastewater means water that people have already used at home or in industry, and that now contains waste.

wastewater in French

eaux usées
noun
Any water that has been used in some human domestic or industrial activity and, as a result, now contains waste products.
eaux vannes
noun
Any water that has been used in some human domestic or industrial activity and, as a result, now contains waste products.

What does "wastewater" mean?

  1. noun Water that people have already used at home or in industry, and that now contains waste.
    "The commission's recommendations would require the removal of toxins and heavy metals from wastewaters that now run into regional rivers and New York Harbor untreated, and collect at their bottom."
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wastewater in a sentence

  • The commission's recommendations would require the removal of toxins and heavy metals from wastewaters that now run into regional rivers and New York Harbor untreated, and collect at their bottom.
  • As the zoogleal slime reenters the wastewater, excess solids and waste products are stripped off the media as sloughings. These sloughings are transported with the wastewater flow to a settling tank for removal.

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What is "wastewater" in French?
"wastewater" in French is eaux usées, eaux vannes. wastewater means: Water that people have already used at home or in industry, and that now contains waste.
Are there other ways to say "wastewater" in French?
Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "wastewater": eaux usées, eaux vannes.
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