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DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON [2 records]

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Record 1 2021-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Water Resources Management

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Gestion des ressources en eau
CONT

Le carbone organique trouvé dans les eaux naturelles est composé en majeure partie de substances humiques, de matériaux végétaux et animaux partiellement dégradés ainsi que de substances organiques provenant de divers effluents municipaux et industriels, en particulier les usines de pâtes et papiers. [...] Quant au carbone inorganique dissous, il représente l'acide carbonique, les carbonates et les bicarbonates présents dans l'eau.

Key term(s)
  • carbone inorganique dissout

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-10-23

English

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

All the carbon in inorganic matter which is dissolved and suspended in water.

OBS

total inorganic carbon: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

Tout le carbone présent dans la matière inorganique qui est dissoute et en suspension dans l'eau.

OBS

carbone inorganique total : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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

Todo el carbono en el material inorgánico, que esté disuelto y suspendido en el agua.

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