Slurry

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025772",
  "term": "Slurry",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A pumpable mixture of solids and fluid.\n\n2. (SLUR-e) A watery mixture or suspension of insoluble (not dissolved) matter; a thin watery mud or any substance resembling it (such as a grit slurry or a lime slurry).\n\n3. A watery mixture of insoluble matter resulting from some pollution control techniques.\n\n4. The fine carbonaceous discharge from a colliery washery. All washeries produce some slurry which must be treated to separate the solids from the water in order to have a clear effluent for reuse or discharge. Also, in some cases, it is economical to extract the fine coal from the effluent.\n\n5. A liquid that has a very high level of suspended solids (usually from 2 - 30% by weight).",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms; Pesticides Glossary",
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "IRS Coal Excise Tax - Appendix I, Glossary of Mining Terms",
    "Basic Concepts in Environmental Sciences"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/slurry/"
}