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DETERMINATION DEMANDE CHIMIQUE OXYGENE (DCO) [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-03-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Water Pollution
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oxygen consumed-permanganate
1, record 1, English, oxygen%20consumed%2Dpermanganate
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- amount of oxygen absorbed from potassium permanganate 2, record 1, English, amount%20of%20oxygen%20absorbed%20from%20potassium%20permanganate
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- oxygen absorbed from permanganate test 2, record 1, English, oxygen%20absorbed%20from%20permanganate%20test
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- oxygen absorbed from potassium permanganate 2, record 1, English, oxygen%20absorbed%20from%20potassium%20permanganate
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Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) a measure of organic matter, particularly carbonaceous matter that is chemically consumed in the test on digesting the sample of water with potassium permanganate in a bath of boiling water. 1, record 1, English, - oxygen%20consumed%2Dpermanganate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'eau
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oxydabilité au permanganate
1, record 1, French, oxydabilit%C3%A9%20au%20permanganate
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Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- oxydabilité au permanganate de potassium 1, record 1, French, oxydabilit%C3%A9%20au%20permanganate%20de%20potassium
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Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certaines eaux résiduaires industrielles [n’ont] pas de matières organiques susceptibles d’une évolution biochimique. Dans ce cas(...) on parle de demande chimique d’oxygène ou DCO, ou encore de détermination de l'oxydabilité.(...) La mesure de l'oxydabilité au permanganate permet de connaître la quantité de matières organiques présente. 2, record 1, French, - oxydabilit%C3%A9%20au%20permanganate
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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