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EAUX USEES TRAITEES [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wastewater infrastructure
1, record 1, English, wastewater%20infrastructure
correct, noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- waste water infrastructure 1, record 1, English, waste%20water%20infrastructure
correct, noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Infrastructure composed of pipes and pumps that collect wastewater from homes and organizations and transport it to treatment facilities where it is treated prior to being discharged to surface waters. 2, record 1, English, - wastewater%20infrastructure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wastewater infrastructure; waste water infrastructure: designation and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau. 3, record 1, English, - wastewater%20infrastructure
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- infrastructure d'eaux usées
1, record 1, French, infrastructure%20d%27eaux%20us%C3%A9es
correct, see observation, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
infrastructures des eaux usées : Infrastructures qui comprennent des tuyaux de conduite et des pompes qui collectent les eaux usées des domiciles et des organisations et qui les évacuent vers les installations de traitement où les eaux usées sont traitées avant d’être rejetées dans les eaux de surface. 2, record 1, French, - infrastructure%20d%27eaux%20us%C3%A9es
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
infrastructure d’eaux usées : désignation au pluriel (infrastructures des eaux usées) et définition au pluriel normalisées par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction. 3, record 1, French, - infrastructure%20d%27eaux%20us%C3%A9es
Record 1, Key term(s)
- infrastructures des eaux usées
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Alcantarillas y drenaje
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- infraestructura de aguas residuales
1, record 1, Spanish, infraestructura%20de%20aguas%20residuales
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-03-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wastewater Treatment
- Sewers and Drainage
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wastewater management
1, record 2, English, wastewater%20management
correct, noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- waste water management 1, record 2, English, waste%20water%20management
correct, noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The carrying out of vital supervisory and control functions involved in wastewater treatment with a view to maintaining safe methods of wastewater disposal and ensuring acceptable quality levels for treated water in order to protect public and environmental health. 2, record 2, English, - wastewater%20management
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wastewater management; waste water management: designations and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau. 3, record 2, English, - wastewater%20management
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux usées
- Égouts et drainage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gestion des eaux usées
1, record 2, French, gestion%20des%20eaux%20us%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Exercice des fonctions vitales de supervision et de contrôle du traitement des eaux usées dont l'objectif est de garantir que des méthodes sécuritaires sont utilisées pour l'élimination des eaux usées et de veiller à ce que les eaux traitées soient de qualité acceptable afin de protéger la santé du public et d’assurer la salubrité de l'environnement. 2, record 2, French, - gestion%20des%20eaux%20us%C3%A9es
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gestion des eaux usées : désignation et définition normalisées par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction. 3, record 2, French, - gestion%20des%20eaux%20us%C3%A9es
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de aguas residuales
- Alcantarillas y drenaje
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- gestión de las aguas residuales
1, record 2, Spanish, gesti%C3%B3n%20de%20las%20aguas%20residuales
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2021-05-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Oceanography
- Water Pollution
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- de-oxygenated dead zone
1, record 3, English, de%2Doxygenated%20dead%20zone
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- deoxygenated dead zone 2, record 3, English, deoxygenated%20dead%20zone
correct
- oxygen dead zone 3, record 3, English, oxygen%20dead%20zone
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A marine zone where nothing can live. 4, record 3, English, - de%2Doxygenated%20dead%20zone
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The discharge of untreated wastewater into seas and oceans partially explains why de-oxygenated dead zones are rapidly growing ... 5, record 3, English, - de%2Doxygenated%20dead%20zone
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Océanographie
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- zone morte désoxygénée
1, record 3, French, zone%20morte%20d%C3%A9soxyg%C3%A9n%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Zone marine où rien ne peut vivre. 2, record 3, French, - zone%20morte%20d%C3%A9soxyg%C3%A9n%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La décharge d’eaux usées non traitées dans les mers et les océans explique en partie pourquoi les zones mortes désoxygénées sont en pleine croissance […] 3, record 3, French, - zone%20morte%20d%C3%A9soxyg%C3%A9n%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2017-09-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- wastewater treatment
1, record 4, English, wastewater%20treatment
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any process to which wastewater is subjected in order to remove or alter its objectional constituents and thus render it less offensive or hazardous to human health and the environment. 2, record 4, English, - wastewater%20treatment
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
wastewater treatment: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report. 3, record 4, English, - wastewater%20treatment
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
energy neutral wastewater treatment, energy positive wastewater treatment 4, record 4, English, - wastewater%20treatment
Record 4, Key term(s)
- waste water treatment
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- traitement des eaux usées
1, record 4, French, traitement%20des%20eaux%20us%C3%A9es
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- épuration des eaux usées 2, record 4, French, %C3%A9puration%20des%20eaux%20us%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
- traitement des eaux résiduaires 3, record 4, French, traitement%20des%20eaux%20r%C3%A9siduaires
correct, masculine noun
- épuration des eaux résiduaires 4, record 4, French, %C3%A9puration%20des%20eaux%20r%C3%A9siduaires
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le traitement des eaux usées. Les eaux usées, qu'elles soient d’origine domestique ou industrielle, sont collectées par un réseau d’assainissement complexe pour être traitées dans une station d’épuration avant d’être rejetées dans le milieu naturel. En station, les traitements varient en fonction de la nature de ces eaux usées et de la sensibilité à la pollution du milieu récepteur. 5, record 4, French, - traitement%20des%20eaux%20us%C3%A9es
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
traitement des eaux usées : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d’inventaire national. 6, record 4, French, - traitement%20des%20eaux%20us%C3%A9es
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
épuration des eaux usées à bilan énergétique neutre, épuration des eaux usées à bilan énergétique positif 7, record 4, French, - traitement%20des%20eaux%20us%C3%A9es
Record 4, Key term(s)
- traitement d'eau usée
- épuration d'eau usée
- traitement d'eau résiduaire
- épuration d'eau résiduaire
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-10-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Pollutants
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- sewage fungus
1, record 5, English, sewage%20fungus
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An adherent growth, consisting of communities of filamentous bacteria (for example Sphaerotilus natans) and fungi (for example Fusarium aqueductum) and other species, with protozoa, which may occur in sewage treatment plants or in streams as a result of the discharge of incompletely treated sewage, effluent or industrial waste water. 1, record 5, English, - sewage%20fungus
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sewage fungus: term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 5, English, - sewage%20fungus
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Agents de pollution
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- champignons des eaux résiduaires
1, record 5, French, champignons%20des%20eaux%20r%C3%A9siduaires
correct, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Croissance adhérente constituée d’amas de bactéries filamenteuses(par exemple Sphaerotilus natans) et de champignons(par exemple Fusarium aqueductum) et autres espèces, ainsi que des protozoaires qui peuvent se produire dans les unités de traitement d’eaux usées ou dans les fleuves comme résultat du déversement d’eaux usées incomplètement traitées, d’effluent ou d’eau résiduaire industrielle. 1, record 5, French, - champignons%20des%20eaux%20r%C3%A9siduaires
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
champignons des eaux résiduaires : terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO. 2, record 5, French, - champignons%20des%20eaux%20r%C3%A9siduaires
Record 5, Key term(s)
- champignon des eaux résiduaires
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Agentes contaminantes
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- hongos de aguas residuales
1, record 5, Spanish, hongos%20de%20aguas%20residuales
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crecimiento adherente compuesto por comunidades de bacterias filamentosas (por ejemplo, Sphaerotilus natans) y hongos (por ejemplo, Fusarium aqueductum) y otras especies, incluidos protozoarios, que puede ocurrir en plantas de tratamiento de aguas residuales o en corrientes de agua como resultado de la descarga de aguas residuales, efluentes o aguas residuales industriales, tratados en forma incompleta. 1, record 5, Spanish, - hongos%20de%20aguas%20residuales
Record 5, Key term(s)
- hongo de aguas residuales
Record 6 - internal organization data 2015-04-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Wastewater Treatment
- Soils (Agriculture)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- treated sewage sludge
1, record 6, English, treated%20sewage%20sludge
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- processed sewage sludge 2, record 6, English, processed%20sewage%20sludge
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Farmers apply treated sewage sludge from drinking water and wastewater treatments plants to their crop lands to add nutrients to soil, reducing the need for more costly chemical fertilizers. 1, record 6, English, - treated%20sewage%20sludge
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 6, English, - treated%20sewage%20sludge
Record 6, Key term(s)
- treated sewage sludges
- processed sewage sludges
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux usées
- Sols (Agriculture)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- boues d'épuration traitées
1, record 6, French, boues%20d%27%C3%A9puration%20trait%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les agriculteurs épandent des boues d’épuration traitées provenant de stations de traitement d’eau potable et de stations de traitement des eaux usées sur leurs terres cultivables afin d’ajouter des éléments nutritifs au sol et de réduire les quantités nécessaires de fertilisants plus coûteux. 1, record 6, French, - boues%20d%27%C3%A9puration%20trait%C3%A9es
Record 6, Key term(s)
- boue d'épuration traitée
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-11-20
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Water Pollution
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- outfall
1, record 7, English, outfall
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- sewage outfall 2, record 7, English, sewage%20outfall
correct
- wastewater outfall 3, record 7, English, wastewater%20outfall
- outfall sewer 4, record 7, English, outfall%20sewer
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A structure designed to admit treated or untreated sewage to a receiving body of water. 2, record 7, English, - outfall
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Treatment plant outfalls frequently are carried into deep water and the piping ends in a series of outlets rosette-shaped or in fingers, to provide dispersion of the effluent flow. 2, record 7, English, - outfall
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- émissaire
1, record 7, French, %C3%A9missaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- émissaire d'évacuation 2, record 7, French, %C3%A9missaire%20d%27%C3%A9vacuation
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Canalisation qui reçoit les eaux usées d’un réseau d’égouts ou les eaux traitées d’une station d’épuration et qui les transporte au point d’évacuation. 3, record 7, French, - %C3%A9missaire
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Émissaire» peut aussi désigner un égout collecteur principal («main sewer»). 4, record 7, French, - %C3%A9missaire
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Alcantarillas y drenaje
- Contaminación del agua
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- emisario
1, record 7, Spanish, emisario
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conducto de evacuación de aguas o líquidos residuales. 2, record 7, Spanish, - emisario
Record 8 - internal organization data 2001-06-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- peat filtration
1, record 8, English, peat%20filtration
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Small-Scale Waste Management Project... Research Emphasis... Pretreatment of wastewater using sand or peat filtration and aeration prior to discharge is being evaluated. Treatments of organic materials, nitrogen compounds, bacteria, and viruses are being used as criteria for the success of pretreatment. 2, record 8, English, - peat%20filtration
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Another problem Nelson had with the Clivus was pooling of liquid waste at the bottom of the tank, often becoming anaerobic (a smelly type of decomposition that occurs when insufficient oxygen is available). This led to his liquid-separation system in the Phoenix that allows manual respraying of the liquids onto the top of the composting pile. Alternately, the liquid can be drained away either into a conventional (downsized) septic system or a peat filtration bed. 3, record 8, English, - peat%20filtration
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- filtration sur tourbe
1, record 8, French, filtration%20sur%20tourbe
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- lagunage sur tourbe 2, record 8, French, lagunage%20sur%20tourbe
see observation, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif d’épuration des eaux usées faisant appel aux propriétés spécifiques de la tourbe. 2, record 8, French, - filtration%20sur%20tourbe
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Désinfection des eaux usées traitées. Position du ministère de l'Environnement. [...] Il faut ajouter qu'il existe aussi d’autres technologies, comme la filtration sur table ou sur d’autres médias, qui permettent de réduire le nombre de micro-organismes. De nouveaux systèmes de filtration sur tourbe ou géotextile sont particulièrement intéressants pour les petites installations. 3, record 8, French, - filtration%20sur%20tourbe
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C’est avec beaucoup d’intérêt qu’on a vu apparaître il y a quelques années la technique du laguage sur tourbe. Cette appellation, actuellement courante, est utilisée à tort car il s’agit d’une filtration quoique le dispositif d’épuration ait l’aspect d’une petite lagune. 2, record 8, French, - filtration%20sur%20tourbe
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2000-12-21
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Wastewater Treatment
- Water Pollution
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- advanced secondary treatment
1, record 9, English, advanced%20secondary%20treatment
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- enhanced secondary treatment 2, record 9, English, enhanced%20secondary%20treatment
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A new sub-surface flow wetlands technology called BioReactor Engineered Wetland for wastewater treatment (BREW) has been developed by SESI. BREW allows for economic, year-round constructed wetland operation at enhanced secondary treatment levels (i.e., including with high nitrogen and phosphorus removals), for the treatment of these otherwise difficult-to-treat wastewaters. 2, record 9, English, - advanced%20secondary%20treatment
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In the period between 1970 and 1988 aquatic treatment systems have been used successfully in a variety of treatment applications including secondary, advanced secondary, and tertiary treatment. 1, record 9, English, - advanced%20secondary%20treatment
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux usées
- Pollution de l'eau
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- traitement secondaire avancé
1, record 9, French, traitement%20secondaire%20avanc%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La société SESI a mis au point une nouvelle technique pour traiter les eaux usées basée sur l’écoulement sous la surface dans les terres humides appelée BioReactor Engineered Wetland for Wastewater treatment (BREW). Le système BREW permet l’exploitation économique de terres humides construites à des niveaux de traitement secondaire avancé (c.-à-d., incluant l’élimination de fortes concentration d’azote et de phosphore), et ce, toute l’année, pour traiter les eaux usées qui sont difficiles à traiter par d’autres moyens. 2, record 9, French, - traitement%20secondaire%20avanc%C3%A9
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Constitue un système de traitement secondaire avancé un système conçu pour traiter soit les eaux usées, les eaux ménagères ou les eaux de cabinets d’aisances, soit l'effluent d’un système de traitement primaire ou secondaire, de façon à satisfaire aux normes de rejet à l'effluent prévues pour cette classe de traitement au tableau 2. L'installation du système de traitement secondaire avancé doit respecter les normes de localisation de l'article 12 du règlement Q-2, r. 8, si le système est étanche. Elle doit respecter les normes de localisation de l'article 23 du règlement Q-2, r. 8, si le système est conçu de façon telle que des eaux traitées puissent percoler dans le sol à sa base. 3, record 9, French, - traitement%20secondaire%20avanc%C3%A9
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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