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TERTIARY SEWAGE TREATMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
- Water Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tertiary treatment
1, record 1, English, tertiary%20treatment
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- advanced treatment 2, record 1, English, advanced%20treatment
correct
- complete treatment 3, record 1, English, complete%20treatment
correct, see observation
- tertiary sewage treatment 4, record 1, English, tertiary%20sewage%20treatment
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... any additional processing of secondary treatment effluents undertaken to further improve their quality. Tertiary treatment may be used to further reduce almost any undesirable constituent of wastes: suspended solids, BOD, nitrogen, phosphorus, toxic substances, or bacteria. 2, record 1, English, - tertiary%20treatment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
for "complete treatment": Sewage treatment. ... These processes may be classified as preliminary, primary, secondary, or complete, depending on the degree of treatment accomplished ... Complete treatment removes a high percentage of suspended, colloidal, and organic matter. 3, record 1, English, - tertiary%20treatment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tertiary treatment: Term and definition standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - tertiary%20treatment
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tertiary wastewater treatment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux
- Traitement des eaux usées
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- traitement tertiaire
1, record 1, French, traitement%20tertiaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- traitement complémentaire 2, record 1, French, traitement%20compl%C3%A9mentaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Traitement d'épuration complémentaire intervenant après l'épuration biologique [...], et destiné à abaisser plus particulièrement la DBO résiduelle, ou la teneur en facteurs d'eutrophisation, ou encore la teneur en micro-polluants 3, record 1, French, - traitement%20tertiaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Application de procédés de traitement supplémentaires pour réduire davantage les effets de la pollution par des eaux usées ayant subi des traitements primaires et secondaires. Ce traitement supplémentaire peut être 1) un traitement physique supplémentaire, ou 2) un traitement chimique, ou 3) un traitement biologique supplémentaire. 4, record 1, French, - traitement%20tertiaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
traitement tertiaire : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - traitement%20tertiaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento del agua
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
- Contaminación del agua
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tratamiento terciario
1, record 1, Spanish, tratamiento%20terciario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- tratamiento avanzado 2, record 1, Spanish, tratamiento%20avanzado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tratamiento de depuración adicional para reducir la cantidad de nitrógeno y otros elementos del efluente epurado. 2, record 1, Spanish, - tratamiento%20terciario
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las operaciones unitarias más utilizadas en el tratamiento terciario son: la adsorción, el cambio iónico y procesos de separación por membranas tales como la ultrafiltración, la osmosis inversa y la electrodiálisis. 2, record 1, Spanish, - tratamiento%20terciario
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