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Record 1 2015-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
  • Water Pollution
  • Chemistry
  • Household Articles - Various
DEF

A detergent containing a surface active agent, which is resistant to primary biodegradation, and whose surfactant properties are not substantially reduced in the biological treatment of sewage.

CONT

Biodegradability is essential for detergents; it ensures that components of detergents will be broken down by bacterial action before undesirable after-effects can occur. Nonbiodegradable detergents can prevent effective bacterial action in septic tanks and sewage treatment plants, and can cause undesirable persistent foaming in rivers.

OBS

hard detergent : term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Chimie
  • Articles ménagers divers
DEF

Détergent contenant un agent de surface actif résistant à la biodégradation, et dont les propriétés tensio-actives ne se dégradent pas fortement par le traitement biologique primaire des eaux d'égouts.

CONT

Les détergents non biodégradables [...] ont une part non négligeable dans la pollution des eaux et ils peuvent être à l'origine d'une mortalité importante des poissons.

OBS

Une substance capable de subir la biodégradation est dite «biodégradable»; le terme est employé particulièrement lorsqu'il s'agit des détergents dits «doux» (en anglais : «soft», par opposition à «hard»), ou mieux des agents de surface qui entrent dans leur composition.

OBS

détergent dur : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agentes contaminantes
  • Contaminación del agua
  • Química
  • Artículos domésticos varios
DEF

Detergente que contiene un agente de superficie activa, resistente a la biodegradación primaria, y cuyas propiedades tensoactivas no se reducen sustancialmente en el tratamiento biológico de las aguas residuales.

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