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FLOATING ABSORBENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
CONT

The use of floating absorbents [for oil spill clean-up] involves six basic operations: supply, storage, transportation, application, harvesting, and disposal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Produit qui agglomère les hydrocarbures et permet leur récupération mécanique à la surface de l'eau.

CONT

Les absorbants flottants. De nombreux matériaux, généralement inoffensifs, sont aussi proposés pour agglomérer les hydrocarbures, épaissir ainsi les nappes et permettre enfin leur récupération par des moyens mécaniques.

Spanish

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