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BALSAS FACULTATIVAS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- facultative lagoon
1, record 1, English, facultative%20lagoon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- facultative stabilization pond 2, record 1, English, facultative%20stabilization%20pond
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lagoon or treatment pond with an aerobic upper section and an anaerobic bottom section so that both aerobic or anaerobic biological processes occur simultaneously. 3, record 1, English, - facultative%20lagoon
Record 1, Key term(s)
- facultative pond
- facultative stabilization lagoon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lagune à microphytes
1, record 1, French, lagune%20%C3%A0%20microphytes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- lagune facultative 2, record 1, French, lagune%20facultative
correct, feminine noun
- étang facultatif 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9tang%20facultatif
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lagune dont la profondeur contrarie le développement des végétaux supérieurs aquatiques et dont les qualités de l'eau favorisent celui des algues microscopiques. 1, record 1, French, - lagune%20%C3%A0%20microphytes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans les lagunes facultatives, la profondeur doit être telle que la digestion des boues du bassin s'installe au-dessous du niveau d'apparition de la thermochine (AFEE, Le lagunage, 1976, p. 79). 1, record 1, French, - lagune%20%C3%A0%20microphytes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Elle fait intervenir une culture bactérienne pour l'essentiel en suspension dans un milieu liquide. 1, record 1, French, - lagune%20%C3%A0%20microphytes
Record 1, Key term(s)
- étang de stabilisation facultatif
- bassin de stabilisation facultatif
- lagune anaérobie facultative
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Alcantarillas y drenaje
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- balsa facultativa
1, record 1, Spanish, balsa%20facultativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- laguna facultativa 1, record 1, Spanish, laguna%20facultativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Estanque de depuración de aguas residuales basada en el funcionamiento de su parte superior como laguna aerobia y en el de su parte inferior y fondo como laguna anaerobia. 1, record 1, Spanish, - balsa%20facultativa
Record 1, Key term(s)
- balsas facultativas
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