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Record 1 1999-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
CONT

Elemental metals can also be associated with suspended particles or sediment in a variety of chemical or physical bonds, which, depending on their strength, allow varying degrees of uptake by living organisms. ... It is usually in this "associated" form that elemental metals are present in sediment and contribute to sediment contamination, that is, to exceedence of natural concentrations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
CONT

Mais les éléments métalliques peuvent aussi être «associés» aux particules en suspension ou aux sédiments par une variété de liaisons chimiques ou physiques qui, suivant leur intensité respective, permettent une plus ou moins grande assimilation par les organismes vivants. [...] C'est généralement sous cette forme «associée» que les éléments métalliques sont présents dans les sédiments et contribuent, à leur «contamination», c'est-à-dire au dépassement des concentrations naturelles.

Spanish

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