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ZONA AIREACION [2 records]

Record 1 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
DEF

A subsurface zone containing water under pressure less than that of the atmosphere, including water held by capillarity, and containing air or gases generally under atmospheric pressure.

OBS

This zone is limited above by the land surface and below by the surface of the zone of saturation, i.e. the water table. The zone is subdivided into the belt of soil water, the intermediate belt, and the capillary fringe.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Partie de la lithosphère où les interstices des roches et les pores du sol sont remplis en partie par de l'air et en partie par de l'eau.

CONT

[Une zone vadose] normalement sèche ou à écoulement libre, de percolation temporaire, où prédomine la descente verticale des eaux après les pluies.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geología
DEF

Zona situada entre la superficie del agua (zona saturada) y la superficie del terreno, en la cual una parte de la porosidad del terreno se encuentra rellena de agua y otra parte de aire.

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Record 2 2003-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Experiments with a Warburg respirometer have confirmed that activated sludge taken from the aeration zone and from the base of the sedimentation zone of a combined tank show comparable respiratory activity, which is not the case with a separate conventional system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Des expériences utilisant le respiromètre de Warburg ont confirmé que les boues activées prélevées dans la zone d'aération et à la base de la zone de décantation d'un bassin combiné, ont une activité respiratoire comparable, ce qui n'est pas le cas dans un système traditionnel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de aguas residuales
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