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membrane filter [3 records]

Record 1 2002-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Biotechnology
DEF

A filter of graded porosity, usually made of nitrocellulose. It may be used to sterilize media, to prepare culture filtrates, and to enumerate bacteria in dilute suspensions, as in water bacteriology, by collection on the filter followed by its incubation in contact with the surface of a solid medium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Biotechnologie
DEF

Membrane très poreuse de nitrocellulose très utilisée en microbiologie pour la détection de nombreux agents pathogènes.

Key term(s)
  • filtre de membrane

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Biotecnología
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Record 2 2002-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Protection of Life
CONT

A membrane filter is made of a mixture of cellulose nitrate and acetate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
  • Sécurité des personnes
CONT

Il existe [...] des filtres membranes constitués d'une pellicule d'ester cellulosique

OBS

«membrane filtrante» : Enviroguide Acide sulfurique, 11.1.1; Catalogue Canlab 1979 p. 564.

Key term(s)
  • filtre à membrane

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de aguas residuales
  • Protección de las personas
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Record 3 - external organization data 1994-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

The following is the recommended procedure for the modified Kusnetz method ... : 1. Collect a sample of airborne radon daughters using a battery-powered pump, flowmeter and membrane filter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Voici la procédure recommandée pour la méthode modifiée de Kusnetz [...] : 1. Recueillir un échantillon de produits de filiation du radon en suspension dans l'air en utilisant une pompe à pile, un débitmètre et un filtre à membrane.

Spanish

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