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EAUX RECEPTRICES [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Wastewater Treatment
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- available oxygen
1, record 1, English, available%20oxygen
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... excessive nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen (including ammonia), can cause eutrophication, or over-fertilization of receiving waters, which can be toxic to aquatic organisms, promote excessive plant growth, reduce available oxygen, harm spawning grounds, alter habitat and lead to a decline in certain species ... 2, record 1, English, - available%20oxygen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Traitement des eaux usées
- Traitement des eaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oxygène disponible
1, record 1, French, oxyg%C3%A8ne%20disponible
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] en quantités excessives, les éléments nutritifs, comme le phosphore et l'azote(y compris l'ammoniac), peuvent causer l'eutrophisation ou la surfertilisation des eaux réceptrices, qui peuvent devenir toxiques pour les organismes aquatiques, favoriser une croissance excessive des végétaux, réduire la quantité d’oxygène disponible, nuire aux frayères, altérer l'habitat et entraîner le déclin de certaines espèces [...] 2, record 1, French, - oxyg%C3%A8ne%20disponible
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
- Tratamiento del agua
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- oxígeno disponible
1, record 1, Spanish, ox%C3%ADgeno%20disponible
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Oxígeno disuelto en el agua que puede actuar en la oxidación de la materia orgánica. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ox%C3%ADgeno%20disponible
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-07-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- liquid waste
1, record 2, English, liquid%20waste
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Liquid waste from businesses puts a strain on sewer systems and wastewater treatment plants that are designed to carry and treat only wastes from taps and toilets. Chemicals, metals, oil and grease, food and other wastes from businesses clog the system and pollute receiving waters with contaminants that treatment plants can't remove. 2, record 2, English, - liquid%20waste
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Waste is considered to be an uncountable noun. However, it is often found in the plural form (wastes), particularly when speaking of different types of waste. 3, record 2, English, - liquid%20waste
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
liquid waste: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report. 3, record 2, English, - liquid%20waste
Record 2, Key term(s)
- liquid wastes
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- déchets liquides
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9chets%20liquides
correct, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les déchets liquides des entreprises surchargent les réseaux d’égout et les usines de traitement des eaux usées, conçus uniquement pour le transport et le traitement des eaux usées des robinets et des toilettes. Les produits chimiques, les métaux, les huiles et la graisse, les aliments et autres déchets d’entreprise congestionnent ces réseaux et polluent les eaux réceptrices avec des contaminants que les usines de traitement ne parviennent pas à éliminer. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9chets%20liquides
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déchets liquides : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l’Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9chets%20liquides
Record 2, Key term(s)
- déchet liquide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-03-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Pipes and Fittings
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- yard drain
1, record 3, English, yard%20drain
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There are a number of things that individual residents can do to assist in reducing damage from major storms: -Clean or clear any drainage systems on your property. Particularly take a close look at landscaping materials. Is there material such as bark, leaves, mulch, etc. that could wash into a yard drain? Are the yard drains clean and free from silt and mud? It doesnt't take much debris to render the typical yard drain system useless. 2, record 3, English, - yard%20drain
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The principal purpose of yard and area drains is to carry off rain water as rapidly as it falls. ... Where they must discharge into a sewer, ... they should be trapped with a deep-seal trap .... 1, record 3, English, - yard%20drain
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "area drain" and "floor drain". 2, record 3, English, - yard%20drain
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Tuyauterie et raccords
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- siphon de cour
1, record 3, French, siphon%20de%20cour
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- entrée d'eau de cour 2, record 3, French, entr%C3%A9e%20d%27eau%20de%20cour
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les formes des cuvettes réceptrices des eaux des terrasses et la disposition de leurs grilles ou crapaudines jouent, comme les dispositions des siphons ou entrées d’eau de cours, un rôle non négligeable dans la rapidité d’évacuation des eaux pluviales. 2, record 3, French, - siphon%20de%20cour
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Siphon de cour en fonte à panier [...] Des siphons de gros diamètres, généralement en fonte, avec grilles et paniers en tôle perforée ou fils galvanisés, pour arrêter graviers et débris, sont placés dans les sols des cours ou des sous-sols pour recueillir les eaux pluviales et les eaux de lavage et de vidange. 2, record 3, French, - siphon%20de%20cour
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-05-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Pulp and Paper
- Anti-pollution Measures
- Water Pollution
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- rapid infiltration process
1, record 4, English, rapid%20infiltration%20process
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Color removal. The brown color of pulp mill effluents originates with the wood handling, chemical pulping and bleaching operations, and is due to the presence of tannin and lignin derivatives. ... Coagulation processes are now preferentially applied to wastewaters following secondary treatment because of more complete color removal. It has also been found that the biological process itself causes the formation of additional color. The rapid infiltration process appears to be a good choice for color removal at mill sites with suitable topography and subsoil characteristics. In this method, the wastewater is percolated through porous subsoil strata before reaching the receiving water. The color is removed by adsorption and precipitation onto soil particles. Because the soil strata becomes rather rapidly saturated, it is necessary to operate a number of basins intermittently, allowing time between dosages for regeneration of the adsorbing surfaces. 1, record 4, English, - rapid%20infiltration%20process
Record 4, Key term(s)
- rapid infiltration
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux
- Pâtes et papier
- Mesures antipollution
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- infiltration rapide
1, record 4, French, infiltration%20rapide
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Suppression de la couleur. La couleur marron des effluents des usines de pâtes et papiers provient des opérations de manutention du bois, de la mise en pâte par un procédé chimique et du blanchiment; elle est due à la présence de tannins et de dérivés de la lignine. [...] L'infiltration rapide est une technique apparemment très prometteuse utilisée pour supprimer la couleur quand la topographie et les caractéristiques du sous-sol le permettent : l'effluent percole à travers les strates poreuses du sous-sol avant d’arriver au niveau des eaux réceptrices, et les produits colorés sont éliminés par adsorption et précipitation sur les particules du sol. Comme le sol se sature rapidement, il faut utiliser plusieurs bassins en alternance afin de disposer d’un temps suffisant pour régénérer les surfaces adsorbantes. La régénération du terrain se produit par oxydation biologique naturelle. 1, record 4, French, - infiltration%20rapide
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-05-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Paper Manufacturing Processes
- Anti-pollution Measures
- Water Pollution
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- color removal
1, record 5, English, color%20removal
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Color removal. The brown color of pulp mill effluents originates with the wood handling, chemical pulping and bleaching operations, and is due to the presence of tannin and lignin derivatives. These compounds are slow to biodegrade and are usually little affected by conventional secondary treatment methods. Changes in plant design (e.g., elimination of wet debarking, bleach process modifications) have been successful in lowering effluent color, but the problem remains serious in situations where the dilution factor in the receiving water is low. 1, record 5, English, - color%20removal
Record 5, Key term(s)
- colour removal
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux
- Fabrication du papier
- Mesures antipollution
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- suppression de la couleur
1, record 5, French, suppression%20de%20la%20couleur
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Suppression de la couleur. La couleur marron des effluents des usines de pâtes et papiers provient des opérations de manutention du bois, de la mise en pâte par un procédé chimique et du blanchiment; elle est due à la présence de tannins et de dérivés de la lignine. Ces composés mettent longtemps à se dégrader par voie biologique et ils sont peu sensibles aux méthodes classiques de traitement secondaire. Bien que l'on ait réussi dans certaines usines à produire des effluents moins colorés(par exemple en modifiant le procédé de blanchiment), le problème reste entier dans les endroits où le facteur de dilution par les eaux réceptrices est faible. 1, record 5, French, - suppression%20de%20la%20couleur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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