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RAPID SAND FILTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Water Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rapid sand filter
1, record 1, English, rapid%20sand%20filter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- American filter 2, record 1, English, American%20filter
correct
- rapid filter 3, record 1, English, rapid%20filter
correct
- rapid-sand filter 4, record 1, English, rapid%2Dsand%20filter
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A filter for the purification of water, in which water that has been previously treated, usually by coagulation and sedimentation, is passed downward through a filtering medium. The medium consists of a layer of sand, prepared anthracite coal ... usually 24-30 in. thick, resting on a supporting bed of gravel or a porous medium ... The filtrate is removed by an underdrainage system which also distributes the wash water. 5, record 1, English, - rapid%20sand%20filter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- filtre à sable rapide
1, record 1, French, filtre%20%C3%A0%20sable%20rapide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les filtres à sable rapides traitent de [...] 25 à 50 fois plus que les filtres lents. [...] [Ceci] est rendu possible par la coagulation et la sédimentation préalables [...] Le filtre est constitué par une couche de sable ou d'anthracite, de 45 à 60 cm de hauteur, posé sur des couches de matériaux inertes [...] reposant elles-mêmes sur un fond muni d'un système de drainage. 1, record 1, French, - filtre%20%C3%A0%20sable%20rapide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On trouve dans le Dictionnaire technique de l'eau et des questions connexes (COLEA), 1968, p.105 l'expression «filtre rapide à sable», mais il vaut mieux ne pas l'employer, parce qu'elle est mal construite. Le Dictionnaire des difficultés de la langue française au Canada (DADIF), 1967, p. 18 nous en donne la raison dans son article sur la place de l'adjectif en précisant que «Le français définit avant de qualifier». 2, record 1, French, - filtre%20%C3%A0%20sable%20rapide
Record 1, Key term(s)
- filtre rapide
- filtre rapide à sable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo y herramientas (Abastecimiento de agua)
- Tratamiento del agua
- Contaminación del agua
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- filtro rápido de arena
1, record 1, Spanish, filtro%20r%C3%A1pido%20de%20arena
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Filtro para aguas residuales con actividad física de retención de materias en suspensión. 1, record 1, Spanish, - filtro%20r%C3%A1pido%20de%20arena
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