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settleable solids [5 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
DEF

That portion of the initially suspended solids capable of being removed by sedimentation after a specified settling period under specified conditions.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • settleable solid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

Proportion des matières initialement en suspension susceptibles d'être éliminées par sédimentation après une période convenable de décantation dans des conditions spécifiées.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • matière décantable

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingenieria química
  • Tratamiento del agua
DEF

Aquéllos que sedimentan en el fondo de un recipiente de forma cónica (cono de Imhoff) en el transcurso de un período de 60 minutos.

CONT

Los sólidos sedimentables, expresados en unidades de ml/l, constituyen una medida aproximada de la cantidad de fango que se obtendrá en la decantación primaria del agua residual.

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Record 2 1996-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
  • Water Pollution
DEF

Portion of the suspended solids that will settle out after a specified time (usually one hour).

OBS

A type of effluent solids.

Key term(s)
  • settleable solid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du papier
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

[...] proportion de solides en suspension qui se dépose en un temps donné (en général 1 h).

OBS

Type d'effluent solide.

Key term(s)
  • matière décantable

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

Matière en suspension dans l'eau pouvant être déposée par simple repos de celle-ci.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del agua
  • Tratamiento del agua
DEF

Sólidos suspendidos que se asientan en el agua, aguas negras, u otro líquido en reposo en un período razonable.

CONT

Debe entenderse que los sólidos sedimentables son los que se sedimentan en una hora en un cono de Imhoff.

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Record 4 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
OBS

primary treatment removes a fraction of the settleable and floating solids and with it a fraction of the bacterial contamination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
OBS

(...) la teneur des eaux usées déversées en matières sédimentables au cours d'une sédimentation statique (...)

Spanish

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Record 5 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
OBS

primary treatment removes a fraction of the settleable and floating solids and with it a fraction of the bacterial contamination.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
OBS

T- matières flottantes, déposables, précipitables (...)

Spanish

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