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MATURATION POND [1 record]

Record 1 2015-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Water Pollution
DEF

A large shallow basin used for the further treatment of sewage which has already received biological treatment and from which the solids formed in biological treatment have been removed.

OBS

maturation pond : term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Grand bassin peu profond, utilisé pour le traitement complémentaire des eaux usées ayant déjà subi un traitement biologique et dont les matières solides formées lors du traitement biologique ont été éliminées.

OBS

bassin de maturation : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento del agua
  • Contaminación del agua
DEF

Gran cuenca poco profunda utilizada para el tratamiento complementario de aguas residuales que ya han recibido tratamiento biológico, y donde los sólidos formados en este tratamiento biológico se han eliminado.

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