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CAPACITE AUTO-EPURATION [1 record]

Record 1 2021-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Water Pollution
CONT

Nowadays, it is important to evaluate the self-purifying capacity of rivers because of the different kinds of pollutants discharged into them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Faculté qu'a une rivière, ou une portion de rivière, ou un lac, d'absorber sans dommage une certaine charge de pollution et d'assurer la destruction ou la minéralisation des éléments polluants.

Key term(s)
  • pouvoir autoépurant
  • possibilité d'autoépuration

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Contaminación del agua
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