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AUTOCHTHONOUS ORGANICS [1 record]

Record 1 2005-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Water Pollution
DEF

Organic matter which is found in a lake and which is produced within that lake, such as dead plants and animals and some of their decompositional by-products.

CONT

If too dry, sufficient indigenous organic material and sulphides may not accumulate in the sediments.

OBS

As a noun, "organic" is usually in the plural (organics).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Matière organique présente et produite dans un lac, comme plantes et animaux morts et certains de leurs produits de décomposition.

CONT

La décomposition de la matière organique allochtone et autochtone dans l'eau de surface amène une production de CO2.

CONT

[Si le climat] est trop sec, il y aura peut-être accumulation insuffisante de matière organique autochtone et de sulfures dans les sédiments.

Key term(s)
  • substance organique autochtone
  • matière organique authigène
  • matière authigène

Spanish

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