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FREE ACIDITY [2 records]

Record 1 1996-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
DEF

Amount of strong acids in water, usually expressed as milliequivalents of strong base needed to neutralize 1 litre of water sample (using, e.g. methyl-red as indicator).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Quantité d'acides forts contenue dans l'eau, habituellement exprimée en milliéquivalents de base forte nécessaires pour neutraliser 1 litre de cette eau (en utilisant par exemple le rouge de méthyle comme indicateur).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geología
DEF

Cantidad de ácidos fuertes en el agua, generalmente expresada en miliequivalentes de una base fuerte necesarios para neutralizar una muestra de un litro de agua, utilizando, por ejemplo, rojo de metilo como indicador.

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Record 2 1995-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Improvement and Fertilizer Management
  • Soil Science
DEF

The titratable acidity in the aqueous phase of a soil. It may be expressed in milliequivalents per unit mass of soil or in other suitable units.

OBS

ISO-8157, 1984, p. 10.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fumure et amélioration du sol
  • Science du sol
DEF

Acidité de titration de la phase aqueuse d'un sol. Peut s'exprimer en milliéquivalents par poids unitaire de sol ou dans toutes autres unités de mesure convenables.

Spanish

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