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BIOFILTRO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-12-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wastewater Treatment
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Pulp and Paper
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- trickling filter
1, record 1, English, trickling%20filter
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bacteria bed 2, record 1, English, bacteria%20bed
correct, standardized
- biological filter 3, record 1, English, biological%20filter
correct, standardized
- percolating filter 4, record 1, English, percolating%20filter
correct, standardized
- biofilter 5, record 1, English, biofilter
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bed of fragments of inert material through which waste water is caused to percolate for the purpose of purification by means of an active biological film on the inert material. 4, record 1, English, - trickling%20filter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Trickling filter. [It consists] of an artificial bed of coarse material, such as broken stone ... slate, slats, brush, or plastic materials, over which wastewater is distributed or applied in drops, films, or spray from troughs, drippers, moving distributors, or fixed nozzles, and through which it trickles to the underdrains, giving opportunity for the formation of zoogleal slimes which clarify and oxidize the wastewater. 6, record 1, English, - trickling%20filter
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bacteria bed; biological filter; percolating filter; trickling filter: terms and definition standardized by ISO. 7, record 1, English, - trickling%20filter
Record 1, Key term(s)
- biofiltre
- bio-filtre
- trickling filtre
- trickle filtre
- biological filtre
- percolating filtre
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux usées
- Traitement des eaux
- Pâtes et papier
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lit bactérien
1, record 1, French, lit%20bact%C3%A9rien
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- filtre bactérien 2, record 1, French, filtre%20bact%C3%A9rien
correct, masculine noun
- lit bactérien percolateur 3, record 1, French, lit%20bact%C3%A9rien%20percolateur
correct, masculine noun
- biofiltre 4, record 1, French, biofiltre
correct, masculine noun
- lit percolateur 5, record 1, French, lit%20percolateur
correct, masculine noun, obsolete, standardized
- filtre biologique 6, record 1, French, filtre%20biologique
correct, masculine noun, obsolete, standardized
- filtre percolateur 7, record 1, French, filtre%20percolateur
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lit de matériaux inertes à travers lequel une eau résiduaire percole pour être purifiée par un film biologique actif qui recouvre la matière inerte. 8, record 1, French, - lit%20bact%C3%A9rien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un lit bactérien est constitué par un empilage de 1 à 3 mètres de roches ou autres matériaux sur lesquels se fixe la masse mucilagineuse - ou zooglée - dans laquelle vivent les micro-organismes [...] Durant la traversée de ce lit, les matières polluantes sont retenues par les boues gélatineuses. Le drainage à la partie inférieure est prévu pour collecter l'eau tout en permettant une circulation naturelle d'air. 9, record 1, French, - lit%20bact%C3%A9rien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
filtre biologique; lit bactérien; lit percolateur : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 10, record 1, French, - lit%20bact%C3%A9rien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
- Tratamiento del agua
- Pasta y papel
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- filtro biológico
1, record 1, Spanish, filtro%20biol%C3%B3gico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- filtro de percolación 2, record 1, Spanish, filtro%20de%20percolaci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
- biofiltro 3, record 1, Spanish, biofiltro
correct, masculine noun
- filtro de goteo 4, record 1, Spanish, filtro%20de%20goteo
correct, masculine noun
- filtro percolante 4, record 1, Spanish, filtro%20percolante
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cama de material inerte con grandes orificios a través de los cuales se hace percolar agua residual con el propósito de lograr la purificación por medio de una película biológica activa que recubra el material inerte. 2, record 1, Spanish, - filtro%20biol%C3%B3gico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Filtro provisto de microorganismos aerobios para eliminar el olor de gases y mezclas malolientes. 4, record 1, Spanish, - filtro%20biol%C3%B3gico
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