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Record 1 2020-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
DEF

[The] portion of matter or solids, exclusive of gases, that is dispersed in water to produce a homogeneous liquid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Traitement des eaux usées
  • Traitement des eaux
CONT

[Le polluant] peut être soit insoluble dans l'effluent (on a alors des matières flottantes, des précipités ou des matières en suspension donnant des mélanges hétérogènes), soit soluble (présence de matières dissoutes dans l'eau en concentration souvent inconnue).

Spanish

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