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SCHMUTZDECKE [2 records]

Record 1 1986-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
DEF

A layer of biological growth that forms on the surface of a slow sand or trickling filter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Biochimie
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

Association biologique qui se développe à la surface d'un filtre lent à sable, sous la forme d'une pellicule active capable d'arrêter et de détruire les germes pathogènes.

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
OBS

--a "dirty skin" or layer of flocculent material that forms on the surface of a sand filter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
OBS

à la surface du filtre, l'eau dépose une couche d'impuretés dite -- dont l'activité microbienne intense contribue à améliorer le filtrage.

Spanish

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