wastewater

Idioma: pt

🇺🇸 /ˈweɪˌstwɔtɜr/

📖 Definições

noun
Águas residuais; águas residuais; Águas residuais

EN: Water that has been used and contains dissolved or suspended waste materials, typically discharged from domestic, industrial, or commercial establishments, and requiring treatment before being released into the environment.; Water that has been contaminated by human activity, including sewage, industrial effluent, or agricultural runoff, as distinguished from clean or potable water.; The liquid waste or byproduct resulting from a manufacturing or industrial process.
adjective
de águas residuais

EN: Relating to or involving wastewater, used attributively to describe systems, treatment, or infrastructure associated with the management of used water.

🔗 Detalhes

Formas da palavra

incontável

Colocações

wastewater treatmentwastewater treatment plantmunicipal wastewaterindustrial wastewaterwastewater managementwastewater disposalwastewater system

Sinônimos

sewageeffluentsewage waterwaste water

Antônimos

freshwaterpotable water

Frequentemente confundidos

sewage

EN: 'Sewage' refers specifically to the waste matter (solid and liquid) carried in water, while 'wastewater' refers to the water itself that has been used and contaminated.

pt: 'Sewage' refere-se especificamente à matéria de resíduo (sólida e líquida) transportada na água, enquanto 'wastewater' refere-se à própria água que foi usada e contaminada.

effluent

EN: 'Effluent' typically refers to wastewater that is discharged or flowing out from a treatment plant or industrial process, whereas 'wastewater' is the general term for any used water.

pt: 'Effluent' tipicamente refere-se ao esgoto que é descarregado ou flui de uma estação de tratamento ou processo industrial, enquanto 'wastewater' é o termo geral para qualquer água usada.

Dicas de ortografia

EN: Can be written as 'wastewater' (one word), 'waste water' (two words), or 'waste-water' (hyphenated). The unhyphenated one-word form is now standard in technical and environmental writing.

pt: Pode ser escrito como 'wastewater' (uma palavra), 'waste water' (duas palavras) ou 'waste-water' (com hífen). A forma de uma única palavra sem hífen é agora padrão em escritos técnicos e ambientais.

💬 Exemplos

The city's wastewater treatment plant processes millions of gallons of sewage every day.

A estação de tratamento de águas residuais da cidade processa milhões de litros de esgoto todos os dias.
Untreated wastewater from the factory was found to be polluting the nearby river.

As águas residuais não tratadas da fábrica estavam poluindo o rio próximo.
The chemical plant must comply with strict regulations regarding the disposal of its wastewater.

A fábrica química deve cumprir regulamentações rigorosas quanto ao descarte de suas águas residuais.
The municipality invested heavily in upgrading its wastewater infrastructure to meet new environmental standards.

O município investiu fortemente na modernização de sua infraestrutura de águas residuais para atender aos novos padrões ambientais.