Residual

Meaning, Term, and Glossary Definition - What is Residual?

Amount of a pollutant remaining in the environment after a natural or technological process has taken place; e.g., the sludge remaining after initial wastewater treatment, or particulates remaining in air after it passes through a scrubbing or other process.

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Residual Risk   Residual Saturation   

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