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Record 1 2000-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
CONT

Sediment contamination is thus very often the result of contaminant affinity for fine particles such as silt, clay and organic solids.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
CONT

La contamination des sédiments ou, plus justement, la pollution des sédiments est donc très souvent la résultante de l'affinité des polluants pour les particules à granulométrie fine comme le silt, l'argile et les solides organiques.

Spanish

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