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TRANSITION LAKE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Air Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transition lake
1, record 1, English, transition%20lake
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lake whose buffering capacity is fully or nearly exhausted and risks turning acidic. 2, record 1, English, - transition%20lake
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... 1. bicarbonate lakes, where original alkalinity was high and/or added H+ is low, so that the lakes remain bicarbonate buffered; 2. acid lakes, where original alkalinity was low relative to acid inputs, and all bicarbonate appears to have been depleted by the acid addition; and 3. transition lakes, in which bicarbonate appears to be undergoing reduction (or is almost depleted) and large pH fluctuations occur during runoff events. 3, record 1, English, - transition%20lake
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Pollution de l'air
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lac en transition
1, record 1, French, lac%20en%20transition
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- 4
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lac qui est sujet à devenir acide parce que le pouvoir tampon, qui lui permet de neutraliser les apports de substances acides, est épuisé ou en voie d'épuisement. 3, record 1, French, - lac%20en%20transition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les conclusions sur la nature et l'étendue de l'acidification des lacs du Québec, [...] viennent bouleverser plusieurs notions qui semblaient acquises jusqu'à maintenant. Ainsi, les chercheurs d'INRS-Eau y écrivent qu'«il est actuellement impossible d'estimer, pour chaque région de façon suffisamment précise et rigoureuse, le nombre et la proportion des lacs acides ou en transition». 4, record 1, French, - lac%20en%20transition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour de plus amples renseignements sur cette notion, consulter le cahier de néologie sur les pluies acides (OLFNE 1985 no 40-41). 5, record 1, French, - lac%20en%20transition
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
- Contaminación del aire
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lago en transición
1, record 1, Spanish, lago%20en%20transici%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lago en vías de acidificarse al alcanzarse los límites de su poder tampón. 2, record 1, Spanish, - lago%20en%20transici%C3%B3n
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