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Record 1 2013-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Soil Pollution
DEF

A stratum of highly permeable granular material within a cover system[, the purpose of which] is to stop upward capillary movement of soluble contaminants.

OBS

break layer: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Pollution du sol
DEF

Strate constituée d'un matériau grossier très perméable à l'intérieur d'une couverture[ dont le] but est d'arrêter la remontée des contaminants solubles par capillarité.

OBS

couche de rupture : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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