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wastewater system [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wastewater system
1, record 1, English, wastewater%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wastewater facilities 1, record 1, English, wastewater%20facilities
correct, plural
- sewage works 1, record 1, English, sewage%20works
see observation, plural, obsolete
- sewerage 1, record 1, English, sewerage
see observation
- sewerage system 2, record 1, English, sewerage%20system
see observation
- sewer system 3, record 1, English, sewer%20system
- sewage system 4, record 1, English, sewage%20system
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Combination of facilities for the collection, treatment, and discharge of waterborne wastes. 1, record 1, English, - wastewater%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
combined sewer system. 3, record 1, English, - wastewater%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sewage works: term declining in use. 1, record 1, English, - wastewater%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The terms "sewerage" and "sewerage system" are declining in use in North America. Furthermore, although originally these terms referred to systems where wastewaters were discharged untreated, these systems now may include treatment facilities. 5, record 1, English, - wastewater%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réseau d'assainissement
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9seau%20d%27assainissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- égouts 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9gouts
correct, masculine noun, plural
- réseau d'égouts 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9seau%20d%27%C3%A9gouts
correct, masculine noun
- réseau d'égout 4, record 1, French, r%C3%A9seau%20d%27%C3%A9gout
correct, masculine noun
- système d'égout 5, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27%C3%A9gout
masculine noun
- système d'égouts 6, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27%C3%A9gouts
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système de collectage, d'évacuation, de pompage et de traitement des eaux d'égout. 7, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20d%27assainissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[...] ensemble des ouvrages de toute nature destinés à recueillir les eaux usées et à les conduire hors des agglomérations urbaines vers des points de rejet ou d'épuration. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20d%27assainissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les égouts comprennent l'ensemble des ouvrages tels que canaux, conduites, émissaires, etc., destinés uniquement à recevoir et à transporter les eaux usées. 2, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20d%27assainissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fig. 16,1. Schéma général des ramifications d'un grand réseau d'égouts : branchements d'immeubles, égouts élémentaires, collecteurs secondaires, grand collecteur. 8, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20d%27assainissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'assainissement [...] est pratiqué, initialement comme un procédé d'évacuation des eaux usées et d'éloignement de celles-ci des zones de résidence. [...] c'est très récemment qu'à l'évacuation [...] s'est ajouté le traitement des eaux usées collectées. 9, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20d%27assainissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Alcantarillas y drenaje
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema de alcantarillado
1, record 1, Spanish, sistema%20de%20alcantarillado
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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