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FOSSE CHIMIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
DEF

A watertight tank containing a deodorizing and liquefying chemical solution into which fecal matter is directly discharged.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
DEF

Fosse d'aisance parfaitement étanche, dans laquelle les matières solides contenues dans les eaux vannes sont liquéfiées et aseptisées par des produits chimiques, dont l'action est activée par un dispositif de brassage [...] Comme les fosses d'aisance ordinaires, la fosse chimique doit être vidangée régulièrement; [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparatos sanitarios
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