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sodium ferro-silico-aluminate [1 record]

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Record 1 1982-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Water Pollution
OBS

(...) the city of Los Angeles disposes of a large part of its sewage sludge in the Pacific Ocean after prior digestion; the sludge pipe-line is laid at a depth of 70 m (230 ft) over more than 10 km (6 miles) of sea bed. This method has also been adopted in the Mediterranean, where red sludge containing a large amount of sodium ferro-silico-aluminates from the production of alumina is tipped into deep water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Pollution de l'eau
OBS

La ville de Los Angeles rejette (...) dans l'Océan Pacifique une partie importante de ses boues résiduaires urbaines préalablement digérées, véhiculées par 70 m de fond sur plus de 10 km. Cette solution a également été adoptée pour le rejet en fosse profonde dans la Méditerranée des boues rouges très fortement alcalines de ferro-silico-aluminate de sodium provenant de la fabrication d'alumine.

Spanish

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