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URBAN WASTEWATER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Water Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- urban wastewater
1, record 1, English, urban%20wastewater
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- urban waste water 2, record 1, English, urban%20waste%20water
correct
- town sewage 3, record 1, English, town%20sewage
- town sewage effluent 4, record 1, English, town%20sewage%20effluent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wastewaters that originate entirely from residential communities are made up of excreta, bathing and washing water, and kitchen wastes. These urban wastewaters do not vary widely among different communities. ... wide variations in composition ... occur where large industrial ... establishments add their wastes ... 1, record 1, English, - urban%20wastewater
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "domestic wastewater". 5, record 1, English, - urban%20wastewater
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- eaux usées urbaines
1, record 1, French, eaux%20us%C3%A9es%20urbaines
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- eaux résiduaires urbaines 2, record 1, French, eaux%20r%C3%A9siduaires%20urbaines
correct, feminine noun, plural
- eaux d'égout urbaines 2, record 1, French, eaux%20d%27%C3%A9gout%20urbaines
correct, feminine noun, plural
- effluent urbain 3, record 1, French, effluent%20urbain
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si la biodégradation des eaux usées urbaines ne pose pratiquement pas de problèmes, ce n'est toujours pas le cas des eaux résiduaires industrielles considérées seules. [Avant d'admettre ces eaux] dans un réseau d'égout urbain [...] il y a lieu de respecter un certain rapport de volume et de charge polluante entre ces eaux résiduaires et les eaux vannes [...] 4, record 1, French, - eaux%20us%C3%A9es%20urbaines
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les eaux usées des constructions civiles sont de deux types distincts : les eaux ménagères et les eaux vannes. 5, record 1, French, - eaux%20us%C3%A9es%20urbaines
Record 1, Key term(s)
- eau usée urbaine
- eau résiduaire urbaine
- eau d'égout urbaine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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