Olivaterm

MULTILINGUAL DICTIONARY OF OLIVE OIL

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olive mill wastewater / vegewater

A fetid, dark-coloured, highly-polluting residue that is extracted olive oil in the traditional and the threephase systems. It consists of water of addition, vegetation water and a minimal fraction of oil and solid remains. Safe disposal of this residue constitutes a major problem. [English: olive mill wastewater]