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Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- aerated grit chamber
1, record 1, English, aerated%20grit%20chamber
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- aerated grit-removal unit 2, record 1, English, aerated%20grit%2Dremoval%20unit
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[a] type of detritus tank in which air is introduced at the bottom of one end or side of the tank. The rising air bubbles serve to wash the organic material out of the settled grit. The washed grit is collected in a sump and lifted out of the tank by a conveyor or air lift pump. 1, record 1, English, - aerated%20grit%20chamber
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- dessableur aéré
1, record 1, French, dessableur%20a%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Avec] les dessableurs rectangulaires aérés, [...] l'air insufflé provoque une rotation du liquide [...]. L'extraction du sable est réalisée mécaniquement, soit par raclage vers une fosse de réception et reprise par pompage, soit directement par pompe suceuse [...] L'air insufflé, en plus de son rôle moteur, favorise par son effet d'agitation la séparation des matières organiques pouvant être agglutinées aux particules de sable. 1, record 1, French, - dessableur%20a%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'ensemble peut comporter [...] des postes de pompage; [un] dessableur aéré [...] 1, record 1, French, - dessableur%20a%C3%A9r%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- channel fill
1, record 2, English, channel%20fill
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- channel filling 2, record 2, English, channel%20filling
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Accumulations of sand and detritus in a stream channel where the transporting capacity of the water is insufficient to remove the material as rapidly as it is delivered. 3, record 2, English, - channel%20fill
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
channel fill: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 2, English, - channel%20fill
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- remplissage de chenaux
1, record 2, French, remplissage%20de%20chenaux
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- remplissage de chenal 2, record 2, French, remplissage%20de%20chenal
correct, masculine noun
- remblaiement de chenaux 3, record 2, French, remblaiement%20de%20chenaux
correct, masculine noun
- remblaiement de chenal 4, record 2, French, remblaiement%20de%20chenal
correct, masculine noun
- remblayage de chenal 5, record 2, French, remblayage%20de%20chenal
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Accumulation de matériaux détritiques dans un chenal de distributaire abandonné. 6, record 2, French, - remplissage%20de%20chenaux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les dépôts de cette formation seraient caractéristiques d'un milieu marin peu profond proche du rivage, avec remplissage de chenaux, dans lequel les apports biodétritiques sont importants (bonne conservation et richesse en microfossiles). 7, record 2, French, - remplissage%20de%20chenaux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
remblaiement de chenal; remblayage de chenal : termes en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 8, record 2, French, - remplissage%20de%20chenaux
Record 2, Key term(s)
- remblayage de chenaux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-03-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
- Geology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- nondetrital material
1, record 3, English, nondetrital%20material
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) nondetrital material is material contributed to the sediment from solution, during the [sedimentary] cycle under discussion, by organic or inorganic means.(Nondetrital material such as a reef limestone may become detrital material in the next erosion cycle, and all detritus has, ultimately, a nondetrital origin). 1, record 3, English, - nondetrital%20material
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
- Géologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- matériel non détritique
1, record 3, French, mat%C3%A9riel%20non%20d%C3%A9tritique
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) le matériel non détritique est celui qui a été apporté au sédiment, au cours du cycle considéré, sous forme de solutions, par des voies organiques ou inorganiques (un matériel non détritique comme un calcaire récifal, peut devenir matériel détritique au cours du cycle d'érosion suivant, et, en fin de compte, tous les débris ont une origine non détritique). 1, record 3, French, - mat%C3%A9riel%20non%20d%C3%A9tritique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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