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Record 1 1985-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
DEF

the period that water or wastewater, at a given hydraulic loading, will be retained in a reactor, unit process, or facility.

CONT

The time that elapses between sample introduction and the appearance of the chromatographic peak belonging to a component is the retention time of that component. The retention time of a compound under a fixed set of operating conditions is a reproducible quantity. ... The retention time of a component is therefore used for its qualitative identification.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Durée théorique du séjour de l'eau dans un bassin ou un réservoir, déterminée en divisant la capacité du bassin ou du réservoir, par le débit de l'eau entrée ou sortie.

Spanish

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