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Record 1 2000-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
CONT

Although it originally was a suspension of earth solids (especially clays) in water, the mud used in modern drilling operations is a somewhat more complex, three-phase mixture of liquids, reactive solids, and inert solids.

CONT

If solids are completely inert, ... the amount of deposit on the river bed slowly builds up ... Oxidisable solids on the other hand, ... are steadily broken down by bacteria ...

Key term(s)
  • inert solid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Éléments [...] susceptibles de se déposer [...] sous forme de sédiments [...] ou de former un dépôt de tartre [...]

Key term(s)
  • élément inerte

Spanish

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