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MATURE FINE TAILINGS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-05-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Pollution
- Oil and Natural Gas Extraction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mature fine tail
1, record 1, English, mature%20fine%20tail
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tailings slurry from the extraction plant contain water, residual bitumen, sand, silt and clay, and solvent. The slurry is pumped into large settling basins or ponds, where the coarse sand quickly separates from the fine clays and silts. The silts and clays settle out to form a layer which consolidates very slowly. When this layer reaches 30 percent solids by weight ..., it is called "mature fine tails". 1, record 1, English, - mature%20fine%20tail
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term usually used in the plural. 1, record 1, English, - mature%20fine%20tail
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mature fine tails
- mature fine tailings
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution du sol
- Extraction du pétrole et du gaz naturel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- résidu fin mûr
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sidu%20fin%20m%C3%BBr
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les boues résiduaires des usines d'extraction contiennent de l'eau, du bitume résiduel, du sable, du limon et de l'argile, et des solvants. Elles sont pompées dans de vastes bassins ou étangs de décantation où le sable grossier se sépare rapidement de l'argile et du limon fins. Le limon et l'argile se déposent pour former une couche qui se solidifie très lentement. Quand celle-ci atteint une concentration de 30 % de matières solides en poids [...], elle forme ce qu'on appelle des «résidus fins mûrs». 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9sidu%20fin%20m%C3%BBr
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9sidu%20fin%20m%C3%BBr
Record 1, Key term(s)
- résidus fins mûrs
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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