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A reclaimed wastewater is treated wastewater that can be used for beneficial purposes, such as irrigating certain plants.
A Reclaimed water is Wastewater that is treated and reused to supplement water supplies (USEPA, l991a).
A Record is a completed document that provides evidence of an item or process, e.g., photographs, drawings, magnetic tape, and other data recording media.
Deutsch: Wiederherstellung / Español: Recuperación / Português: Recuperação / Français: RécupéRation / Italiano: Recupero /
A recovery is the partial or full return of a population or Community to a condition that existed before the introduction of the stressor (RAF 1992, 38).
A recycled water is water that is used more than one time before it passes back into the natural hydrologic system.
Deutsch: Recycling / Español: Reciclaje / Português: Reciclagem / Français: Recyclage / Italiano: Riciclaggio /
Recycling is the collecting and reprocessing a resource so that it can be made into new products. An example is collecting aluminum cans, melting them down, and using the aluminum to make new cans or other aluminum products.