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ACIDIC WATER [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-02-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- acid water
1, record 1, English, acid%20water
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- acidic water 2, record 1, English, acidic%20water
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Water charged naturally with carbon dioxide [or] natural waters containing sulfur compounds, especially sulfates. 1, record 1, English, - acid%20water
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These rocks ... are mineralized due to the circulation of hot acidic water derived from both the surrounding groundwater aquifers and emanations from the magma chamber ... 2, record 1, English, - acid%20water
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géochimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- eau acide
1, record 1, French, eau%20acide
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les eaux acides sont mélangées [...] aux effluents précédents et passent dans un poste général de neutralisation à la chaux. 2, record 1, French, - eau%20acide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] à cette époque [précambrienne] des débuts de la croûte terrestre, les eaux acides dissolvaient les composants ferrugineux des roches primitives et les entraînaient dans des lagunes [...] 3, record 1, French, - eau%20acide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Quant aux minéraux essentiels des roches sédimentaires communs aux roches métamorphiques, [...] la plupart d'entre eux passent en dissolution dans l'eau naturelle, acide ou basique [...] 4, record 1, French, - eau%20acide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
- Water Pollution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- acid water
1, record 2, English, acid%20water
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- acidic water 2, record 2, English, acidic%20water
correct
- acidified water 3, record 2, English, acidified%20water
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... natural waters containing sulfur compounds, especially sulfates. 4, record 2, English, - acid%20water
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For example, a light acid rain may be fully neutralized while the runoff during a heavy rain on the same watershed will not have time to be neutralized so a "pulse" of acidic water will move down the stream and into the lake. 5, record 2, English, - acid%20water
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- eau acide
1, record 2, French, eau%20acide
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- eau acidifiée 2, record 2, French, eau%20acidifi%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les ions métalliques qui se retrouvent dans l'eau peuvent avoir des conséquences sur la santé humaine. En Suède, des cas de diarrhée seraient dues à l'ingestion d'eau acide ayant une forte concentration en Cu++. De plus, les poissons peuvent concentrer les ions mercure et leur consommation pourrait, de ce fait, être dangereuse. 1, record 2, French, - eau%20acide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
- Contaminación del agua
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- agua acidificada
1, record 2, Spanish, agua%20acidificada
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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