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Term

discharge

Term

1) Wastewater discharge means the amount of water (in m3) or substance (in kg BOD/d or comparable) added /leached to a water body from a point or a non point source. 2) Sewage effluent (or discharge) means treated sewage discharged from a sewage treatment plant.

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EEA Glossary

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Definition source publication

Joint OECD/Eurostat questionnaire 2002 on the state of the environment, section on inland waters

Publication year

2002

Definition source URL

http://glossary.eea.europa.eu/EEAGlossary

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Organisation full name

Subjects

WATER

Long definition

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