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Record 1 2003-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Water Pollution
  • Biological Sciences
DEF

A system by which a body of polluted water is divided into zones characterized by the presence of certain organisms that are treated as indicators of the degree of pollution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Système de classification des cours d'eau, établi par Kolkwitz et Marsson, basé sur les organismes végétaux et animaux que l'on peut trouver dans les cours d'eau contaminés par des matières organiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Contaminación del agua
  • Ciencias biológicas
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