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FOAM THRESHOLD [2 records]

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Record 1 2023-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Management
  • Water Pollution
CONT

In some localities with high population densities and without community sewage treatment facilities, the groundwaters by 1960 were receiving effluents from cesspools and septic tanks in amounts sufficient to built up ABS [alkylbenzenesulfonate] concentrations above the foam threshold, sometimes as high as several parts per million.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Pollution de l'eau
CONT

Les nuisances créées par la présence des détergents dans l'eau sont : l'apparition de goût de savon, pour des teneurs nettement supérieures au seuil de moussage [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
  • Contaminación del agua
CONT

Eliminación por formación de espuma: se emplea esta técnica cuando el contenido de detergentes es fuerte y quiere reducirse por debajo del umbral de formación de espuma (aproximadamente 0,3 a 0,4 g/m3).

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Record 2 1983-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
OBS

Partial threshold weatherstripping consists of a length of material, triangular in cross-section,(usually metal with a vinyl or closed-cell foam gasket) fastened to the floor on the exterior side of the door. When closed, the door butts against the strip, thus creating a seal even if there is no threshold directly beneath the door. In CATIR-E, 1983, no. 4, p. 33(Canadian Tire "Winter Shopping Guide"), this type of weatherstripping is described as a bumper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
OBS

Dans le "Guide des achats d'hiver 1983-84" de Canadian Tire, on emploie le mot "butoir" pour décrire ce type de coupe-bise.

Spanish

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