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FOAM THRESHOLD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Environmental Management
- Water Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- foam threshold
1, record 1, English, foam%20threshold
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- foam point 2, record 1, English, foam%20point
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, English, - foam%20threshold
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Gestion environnementale
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- seuil de moussage
1, record 1, French, seuil%20de%20moussage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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 [...] 2, record 1, French, - seuil%20de%20moussage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Gestión del medio ambiente
- Contaminación del agua
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- umbral de formación de espuma
1, record 1, Spanish, umbral%20de%20formaci%C3%B3n%20de%20espuma
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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). 1, record 1, Spanish, - umbral%20de%20formaci%C3%B3n%20de%20espuma
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