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Record 1 2001-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

Blowdown water treatments generally include one or more of the following processes: activated carbon filtering to remove organic contaminants; biological treatment for biodegradable organic compounds; sulphide treatment to precipitate metals; additions to break down emulsions; filtration; and reverse osmosis.

Key term(s)
  • break-down emulsions
  • breakdown emulsions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Les procédés de traitement de ces eaux [d'élutriation] incluent généralement l'un et (ou) l'autre des procédés suivants : exposition au charbon activé pour enlever les contaminants organiques; traitement biologique pour les composés organiques biodégradables; traitement avec des sulfures pour précipiter les métaux; ajout de produits pour briser les émulsions, filtration et osmose inverse.

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