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Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sewage sludge
1, record 1, English, sewage%20sludge
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wastewater sludge 2, record 1, English, wastewater%20sludge
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The solids and precipitates separated from municipal sewage and industrial wastes of a liquid nature by the unit processes of a treatment works. 3, record 1, English, - sewage%20sludge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sewage sludge: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report. 4, record 1, English, - sewage%20sludge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "sludge" is considered to be an uncountable noun. However, it is often found in the plural form (sludges), particularly when speaking of different types of sludge. 4, record 1, English, - sewage%20sludge
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sewage sludges
- wastewater sludges
- waste water sludge
- waste water sludges
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- boues d'épuration
1, record 1, French, boues%20d%27%C3%A9puration
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- boues résiduaires 2, record 1, French, boues%20r%C3%A9siduaires
correct, feminine noun, plural
- boues d'égout 3, record 1, French, boues%20d%27%C3%A9gout
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Résidu solide, riche en eau, résultant de l'épuration des eaux usées. 4, record 1, French, - boues%20d%27%C3%A9puration
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
boues d'épuration : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques. 5, record 1, French, - boues%20d%27%C3%A9puration
Record 1, Key term(s)
- boue d'épuration
- boue résiduaire
- boue d'égout
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- lodo de aguas residuales urbanas
1, record 1, Spanish, lodo%20de%20aguas%20residuales%20urbanas
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- fango cloacal 2, record 1, Spanish, fango%20cloacal
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lodo procedente del tratamiento de las aguas residuales urbanas, con alto contenido en materia orgánica. 1, record 1, Spanish, - lodo%20de%20aguas%20residuales%20urbanas
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