Today's Rocket Words: Your 5 words and meanings to learn
effluent
an outflowing of water to a natural body of water, from a structure such as a water recycling treatment plant or sewer pipe
microplastics
tiny bits of plastic
biofilm
any group of microorganisms which stick to cell surfaces
pathogen
a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease
flocculation
a process by which colloidal particles come out of suspension to sediment under the form of floc or flake, either spontaneously or due to the addition of a clarifying agent