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Record 1 2014-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

A community in the county of Kings, in Nova Scotia.

OBS

Coordinates: 45° 15' 13" N, 64° 21' 11" W (Nova Scotia).

OBS

Usually, in Canada, the name of an inhabited place has only one form in English and French, which is listed in the Gazetteer of the province or territory according to the Incorporation Act of the entity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Communauté dans le comté de Kings, en Nouvelle-Écosse.

OBS

Coordonnées : 45° 15' 13" N, 64° 21' 11" O (Nouvelle-Écosse).

OBS

Habituellement, au Canada, le nom d'un lieu habité n'a qu'une forme en français et en anglais, celle consignée au Répertoire de la province ou du territoire et qui tient de l'Acte d'incorporation de l'entité.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
  • Wastewater Treatment
DEF

The washer filtrate which has been separated from a pulp suspension after a bleaching stage or from the paper machine. It may be used to dilute the pulp at the discharge of the tower of that stage or as the washer water on the showers of a previous stage to conserve water and heat in a counter-current washing system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
  • Traitement des eaux usées
DEF

Filtrat de lavage séparé de la suspension fibreuse après un stade de blanchiment ou le passage sur la machine à papier. Dans le but d'économiser l'eau et la chaleur, ce filtrat peut être réutilisé pour diluer la pâte à sa sortie de la tour de blanchiment, ou comme eau de lavage servant à alimenter les rinceurs d'un stade précédent de lavage à contre-courant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pasta y papel
  • Tratamiento de aguas residuales
DEF

Efluente de fábrica de pasta o papel.

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Record 3 2001-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de remo
Key term(s)
  • rápidos
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Record 4 1982-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
CONT

... a high temperature may stimulate a substantial growth of plankton or lead to over-saturation with dissolved gases which are liable to produce "white water" or to interfere seriously with the operation of treatment plant.

French

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

[...] une température élevée peut être à la base d'un développement planctonique important, ou d'une sursaturation en gaz dissous, susceptible de provoquer des eaux blanches ou de gêner considérablement le fonctionnement des stations de traitement.

Spanish

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