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EXTRACTABLE FRACTION [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Pollution (General)
  • Biochemistry
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

The amount of an element determined with a complexing agent, salt solutions or water used to mimic different kinds of bioavailability, including plant uptake or exposure routes related to the pore water concentration of a substance.

OBS

Pore water, also called "interstitial water," is the water retained in the interstices (or spaces) between solid particles.

OBS

extractable fraction: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Pollution (Généralités)
  • Biochimie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Quantité d'un élément déterminée au moyen d'un agent complexant, de solutions salines ou d'eau, utilisée pour reproduire différents types de biodisponibilité, incluant le prélèvement par les plantes ou les voies d'exposition, en rapport avec la concentration d'une substance dans l'eau de porosité.

OBS

eau de porosité : C'est l'eau interstitielle, c'est-à-dire l'eau retenue dans les espaces (ou interstices) entre les particules solides.

OBS

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

Spanish

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