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PROLIFERACAO ALGAS [1 record]

Record 1 2023-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Algae
  • Water Pollution
DEF

The proliferation of microscopic algae or cyanobacteria in water.

OBS

algal bloom: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Algues
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Développement rapide d'algues à la surface d'un lac, d'un cours d'eau ou de tout plan d'eau, généralement provoqué par un apport important d'éléments nutritifs.

OBS

prolifération d'algues : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Algas
  • Contaminación del agua
DEF

Incremento de la concentración basal de [algas y] microalgas por encima de valores considerados normales.

OBS

En el momento en que se produce [la floración (o proliferación) algal], el agua (aunque no siempre) se vuelva de color verde, rojo o marrón. El color del agua, depende de los pigmentos de las microalgas.

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