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{{Short description|Water that has been used and contaminated}} |
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'''Wastewater''' is water after it has been used in a variety of applications<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48053912|title=Wastewater engineering : treatment and reuse|date=2003|publisher=McGraw-Hill|others=George Tchobanoglous, Franklin L. Burton, H. David Stensel, Metcalf & Eddy|isbn=0-07-041878-0|edition=4th|location=Boston|oclc=48053912}}</ref>{{rp|1}}, and is most commonly a synonym for: |
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The generic term may be used to describe water containing |
The generic term may also be used to describe water containing contaminants from uses other than communities of people, including: |
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* [[Industrial wastewater]], water-borne waste from power generation, manufacturing operations and mineral extraction, including |
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* [[Industrial wastewater]], wastewater generated from a variety of industrial processes, such as manufacturing operations, mineral extraction, power generation. These may generate the following industrial wastewater flows: |
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** [[Backwashing (water treatment)]], flushing accumulated particles from filter beds |
** [[Backwashing (water treatment)]], flushing accumulated particles from filter beds |
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** [[Boiler blowdown]], impurities concentrated by steam generation |
** [[Boiler blowdown]], impurities concentrated by steam generation |
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**[[Brine]], waste streams from water softening, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, or desalination |
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** [[Wet scrubber]] effluent, containing pollutants removed from smokestack combustion gases to meet air quality goals |
** [[Wet scrubber]] effluent, containing pollutants removed from smokestack combustion gases to meet air quality goals |
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** [[Acid mine drainage]], from dewatering coal and metal mines |
** [[Acid mine drainage]], from dewatering coal and metal mines |
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** [[Produced water]], a byproduct extracted with petroleum or natural gas |
** [[Produced water]], a byproduct extracted with petroleum or natural gas |
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* [[Leachate]], precipitation containing pollutants dissolved while percolating through ores, raw materials, products, or solid waste |
* [[Leachate]], precipitation containing pollutants dissolved while percolating through ores, raw materials, products, or solid waste |
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*[[Agricultural wastewater treatment|Agricultural wastewater]], generated from [[Intensive animal farming|confined animal]] operations and from [[surface runoff]] |
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*[[Return flow]], carrying suspended soil, pesticide residues, or dissolved minerals and nutrients from irrigated cropland |
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* [[Surface runoff]], precipitation carrying dissolved or suspended materials potential damaging to aquatic habitats, including |
* [[Surface runoff]], precipitation carrying dissolved or suspended materials potential damaging to aquatic habitats, including |
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** [[Urban runoff]], |
** [[Urban runoff]], which is [[surface runoff]] of rainwater created by [[urbanization]] |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Wastewater treatment]] |
* [[Wastewater treatment]] |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 12:37, 24 August 2021
Wastewater is water after it has been used in a variety of applications[1]: 1 , and is most commonly a synonym for:
- Sewage (also called domestic wastewater, municipal wastewater) which is wastewater that is produced by a community of people.
The generic term may also be used to describe water containing contaminants from uses other than communities of people, including:
- Industrial wastewater, wastewater generated from a variety of industrial processes, such as manufacturing operations, mineral extraction, power generation. These may generate the following industrial wastewater flows:
- Backwashing (water treatment), flushing accumulated particles from filter beds
- Boiler blowdown, impurities concentrated by steam generation
- Cooling water, released with potential thermal pollution after use to condense steam or reduce machinery temperatures by conduction or evaporation
- Brine, waste streams from water softening, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, or desalination
- Wet scrubber effluent, containing pollutants removed from smokestack combustion gases to meet air quality goals
- Acid mine drainage, from dewatering coal and metal mines
- Produced water, a byproduct extracted with petroleum or natural gas
- Leachate, precipitation containing pollutants dissolved while percolating through ores, raw materials, products, or solid waste
- Agricultural wastewater, generated from confined animal operations and from surface runoff
- Return flow, carrying suspended soil, pesticide residues, or dissolved minerals and nutrients from irrigated cropland
- Surface runoff, precipitation carrying dissolved or suspended materials potential damaging to aquatic habitats, including
- Urban runoff, which is surface runoff of rainwater created by urbanization
See also
References
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- ^ Wastewater engineering : treatment and reuse. George Tchobanoglous, Franklin L. Burton, H. David Stensel, Metcalf & Eddy (4th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. 2003. ISBN 0-07-041878-0. OCLC 48053912.
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