influent
- adjective
- /ˈɪnfluənt/
- Specialized
- The treatment plant monitors the quality of the influent water before it enters the main processing system.
- influent and effluent
- influent concentration
- influent flow
Examples
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Therefore, biosolids contain many of the pathogens in the influent wastewater from domestic, commercial, and industrial sources.
Academic text (1996) -
Influent and effluent were taken by grab samples and placed in clean, unused, plastic milk containers.
Academic text (1998) -
Phase lengths and operating conditions are adjusted easily to accommodate variations in influent flow and character.
Academic text (2000) -
In the initial stage of system operation, nitrate nitrogen was found in influent and at each sampling location.
Academic text (2009) -
At a maximum 20 mgd flow, the influent distribution structure will have a total freeboard of 13.
Academic text (2002) -
The systems tested in this study may have performed worse because of influent waste strength or hydraulic overloading by homeowners.
Academic text (2003) -
The mixing within the UASB reactor results from the influent flow and biogas production.
Academic text (2008) -
In addition, as coagulants and precipitants, they remove materials from the influent stream and deposit them in the residue.
Academic text (1998) -
Standard accessories include influent/effluent gauge panel, automatic air bleeder, and backwash sight glass.
Academic text (1998) -
Figure 5 shows the 1997 monthly performance of this alternative-technology filtration system in terms of wide-ranging influent turbidity, average monthly turbidity, and effluent turbidity.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
Liquid or gas that moves into a space
Antonyms
- Specialized
Liquid waste that factories and sewage plants send into a river or the sea
How Fast
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Influent comes from the Latin parts in- 'into' and fluere 'to flow', the same root you see in flow and fluid. So, influent means 'flowing into', used for water or another substance entering a larger body of water.