| Waterways have come to be viewed as the dumping ground of agricultural runoff, industrial effluents and domestic sewage. |
| Due to the potential environmental impact of chlorine, most plants now dechlorinate wastewater effluents before discharge. |
| In an extensive survey of U.S. wastewater treatment plants, Schulz has found perfluorinated compounds in influents and effluents. |
| The indiscriminate dumping of industrial effluents and civic waste, in combination with falling water levels have taken their toll. |
| The effluents from this factory have been shown to impact the surrounding environment, with the consequential adverse effects on food and water. |
| None of the plants can be seen from the interstate, but their presence is betrayed by the fetid smell of factory effluents. |
