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BOUES CALCAIRES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- calcareous sludge
1, record 1, English, calcareous%20sludge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boues calcaires
1, record 1, French, boues%20calcaires
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Boues provenant de l'épuration calcosodique (traitement chaud-soude) des eaux traitées dans un appareil d'adoucissement, et évacuées par les purges. 2, record 1, French, - boues%20calcaires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lodo calizo
1, record 1, Spanish, lodo%20calizo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lodo que resulta de un tratamiento cal-sosa de aguas residuales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lodo%20calizo
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-04-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- calcareous ooze
1, record 2, English, calcareous%20ooze
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A deep-sea pelagic sediment containing at least 30% calcareous skeletal remains ... 2, record 2, English, - calcareous%20ooze
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- boues calcaires
1, record 2, French, boues%20calcaires
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les boues calcaires [...] renferment au moins 30 % de CO3Ca [...] 2, record 2, French, - boues%20calcaires
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les boues calcaires sont formées par le dépôt du squelette calcaire d'organismes planctoniques. Ces boues n'existent pas dans la zone des dépôts terrigènes où les squelettes sont dispersés au milieu des sables et des argiles. Elles ne se sédimentent pas non plus aux très grandes profondeurs car au cours de leur lente descente les tests se dissolvent. 3, record 2, French, - boues%20calcaires
Record 2, Key term(s)
- vase calcaire
- boue calcaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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