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HCO3- [4 records]

Record 1 2011-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
Universal entry(ies)
HCO3-
correct, formula, see observation
CONT

A decade of results in Scandinavia indicate that as lakes are subjected to acidic precipitation, cations are mobilized, and that some of the bicarbonate ions are replaced by sulphate, thus, the normal relationship between the dominant cations, calcium and magnesium, and alkalinity, appears to be altered.

CONT

Carbonic acid, being a weak acid, dissociates only slightly in distilled water, yielding hydrogen ions and bicarbonate ions ...

OBS

Chemical formula: HCO3-

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
HCO3-
correct, formula, see observation
OBS

Formule chimique : HCO3-

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
CONT

However, whereas our results and those of Beamish and Van Loon (1977) found H+ to be the dominant cation, Schindler et al. (1976) and Kramer (1976) reported Ca++ and Mg++ respectively to be most abundant.

CONT

Changes in the acidity of precipitation are reflections of changes in the balance between the major cations and anions in precipitation. Thus, to understand the acidity of precipitation, it is essential to measure all the major anions and cations in precipitation(especially H+, SO4=, NO3-, and NH4+, but also including K+, Na+, Ca+, Mg++, C1-, HCO3-, SO3=, and PO4=).

OBS

In IWR-1, 1981, see Dr. Ellis Cowling’s paper: Conference Summary and Identification of Future Research Needs, page 3.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Ion positif dont le rôle est prépondérant dans l'équilibre acido-basique d'un écosystème.

CONT

Cations majeurs : parmi ceux-ci Ca++ est prépondérant à raison de 45 à 60% et, ensuite, suivent Mg++ (20 à 25%), Na+ (15 à 24%) et K+ (4 à 8%). De manière générale, les concentrations de ces cations s'avèrent basses dans les rivières concernées (117 à 206 [microéquivalents par litre] pour Ca++, 59 à 80 [microéquivalents par litre] pour Mg++, 50 à 80 [microéquivalents par litre] pour Na+ et 36 à 62 [microéquivalents par litre] pour Na+ d'origine non marine et, enfin, 14 à 20 [microéquivalents par litre] pour K+ en moyennes/station) : cela montre que leurs eaux sont peu minéralisées et peu dures.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del aire
DEF

Ión positivo preponderante en un ecosistema.

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Record 3 1992-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bacterial Diseases
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
DEF

Method used in the treatment of cholera to compensate for loss of electrolytes.

OBS

electrolyte. In clinical chemistry, the term is used to refer to the major ions. Commonly measured in the extracellular fluid : sodium(Na+), potassium(K+), chloride(C1-) and bicarbonate(HCO3-).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies bactériennes
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
CONT

Le traitement du choléra est en principe simple dans sa conception et son exécution. Il consiste avant tout à compenser les pertes hydriques et électrolytiques qui menacent le pronostic vital, l'antibiothérapie ayant une importance secondaire. - Réhydratation et équilibration électrolytiques.

OBS

"Réhydratation et équilibration électrolytique" est un des titres qui paraît sous la rubrique "Traitement [du choléra]".

Spanish

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Record 4 1985-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Air Pollution
CONT

What determines the chemistry of rain and snow? The water comes from evaporation and transpiration(water vapor lost by plants) and is essentially distilled, or pure. Once the vapor reaches the atmosphere, however, it condenses on solid particles and soon reaches equilibrium with atmospheric gases. One of the gases is carbon dioxide(CO2), and as carbon dioxide dissolves in the water carbonic acid(H2CO3) forms. Carbonic acid, being a weak acid, dissociates only slightly in distilled water, yielding hydrogen ions and bicarbonate ions(HCO3-). At normal concentrations and pressures of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere the pH of rain and snow would be 5. 6.

OBS

La forme "Snow chemistry" a été proposée par analogie à "rain chemistry", attesté dans WAQUB-E, 1983, vol. 8, no 2, p.59.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Pollution de l'air

Spanish

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