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DEPOSITION VALUE [3 records]

Record 1 2024-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
CONT

The number of cages times their surface area allows the total area of sediment under net pens to be calculated, assuming [there is] no lateral movement of the pens. This value is used to determine the area of sediment subject to direct deposition of waste feed and feces under pens. For polar circle net-pens with a radius[, ] this is calculated as a circular area under a cage...

Key term(s)
  • polar circle netpen
  • polar circle net pen
  • polar circle pen sea cage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
CONT

Deposition values are derived from mean pH and mean annual precipitation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
CONT

Le relevé des mesures effectuées à partir de réseaux assez serrés (...) permet de tracer sur la carte des lignes d'égales valeurs de retombées de poussières, des isocones.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
CONT

It is difficult to attribute effects on materials to local or remote pollution sources; however, they are perhaps one of the most easily quantifiable impacts of acid deposition in that decreased lifetime, replacement value or restoration costs can often be determined.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air

Spanish

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