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captação de efluentes

English translation: wastewater collection

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Portuguese term or phrase:captação de efluentes
English translation:wastewater collection

02:18 Jul 30, 2010
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-08-02 12:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Geography / rios
Portuguese term or phrase: captação de efluentes
Uma preocupação que se confirma com a Estação de Tratamento de Efluentes, responsável pela captação e tratamento de todos os efluentes gerados pela empresa, devolvendo à natureza água tratada e limpa.
Lilian Magalhães
Brazil
Local time: 02:43
wastewater collection
Explanation:
Efluente in the context of an ETE (estação de tratamento de efluentes - Wastewater Treatment Plant) means wastewater. Captação obviously is collection.
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Fabian Deckwirth
Spain
Local time: 07:43
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4wastewater collection
Fabian Deckwirth
4 +1effluents catchment, effluents catching
Luiz Honma (X)
4securing or capturing effluentes
Andrew Hunt
3effluent retrieval
David Hollywood
Summary of reference entries provided
EFFLUENT CATCHMENT
airmailrpl

  

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securing or capturing effluentes


Explanation:
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Andrew Hunt
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:43
Native speaker of: English
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
effluents catchment, effluents catching


Explanation:
sugestão
espero que ajude

Luiz Honma (X)
Brazil
Local time: 02:43
Native speaker of: Portuguese

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agree  airmailrpl: effluent catchment
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
effluent retrieval


Explanation:
I would suggest ...

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over the course of high-level waste retrieval and treatment at the Hanford Site. ... contractors operate the effluent handling facilities for the Site. ...
www.wmsym.org/archives/2002/Proceedings/7/514.pdf

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the process involves the retrieval and treatment of effluents ...

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you end up with treated and usable water

David Hollywood
Local time: 02:43
Native speaker of: English
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
wastewater collection


Explanation:
Efluente in the context of an ETE (estação de tratamento de efluentes - Wastewater Treatment Plant) means wastewater. Captação obviously is collection.


    Reference: http://www.metrovancouver.org/services/wastewater/Pages/defa...
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wastewater_treatment_plant
Fabian Deckwirth
Spain
Local time: 07:43
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Evans (X)
19 mins
  -> Thanks, Gilla!
agree  Jefferson D Boyles, ELS: best answer if the audience is a general one
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jefferson! I would like to stress, though, that the term "wastewater collection" is widely used not only for commercial purpose and in connection with public utilities, but among the scientific community as well
agree  coolbrowne
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, coolbrowne!
agree  Beatriz Souza
1 day 18 hrs
  -> Thanks, trans8_2
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Reference comments


2 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: EFFLUENT CATCHMENT

Reference information:
STEAMOUT EFFLUENT CATCHMENT BLIND FOR TANKS AND PRESSURE TANKS ...
An apparatus for redirecting fluid at a flanged connection is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a flattened section and a tubular section.
www.freepatentsonline.com/y2006/0220383.html -

| Estimation Method of Effluent Load from ...
by A TADA - 2006 - Cited by 1 - Related articles
Abstract;By far, the effluent loads from catchment have been estimated by many ways. Uncertainties of estimated loads hindered the utilizations and ...
sciencelinks.jp/j-east/article/200623/000020062306A0924422.php -

THE IMPACT OF URBAN STORM WATER RUNOFF AND DOMESTIC WASTE EFFLUENT ...
Storm water runoff, sewage effluent, catchment geology and agricultural effluent running into streams have a significant influence on the conductivity of ...
www.soilandwater.bee.cornell.edu/Research/.../Tenagne thesi...

Understanding Dairy Catchments - Dairy Effluent Regulations
Below is a brief summary of State regulations that are in place to manage dairy effluents on farm. These are representative of State regulations only. ...
www.dairyingfortomorrow.com/.../Understanding Dairy Catchme...

Derivation of supply curves for catchment water effluents meeting ...
by T Nordblom - 2003 - Cited by 6 - Related articles
Downloadable! The salt burden in a stream reflects the blend of salty and fresh flows from different soil areas in its catchment.
www.ideas.repec.org/p/ags/aare03/57929.html -

health-risk assessment of effluent irrigation on an ...
by C Derry - 2006 - Cited by 4 - Related articles
Local maps showed little major secondary industrial development in the effluent catchment and STP data recorded extremely low levels of toxic or ...
www.linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1438463905001197

airmailrpl
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Jefferson D Boyles, ELS: best answer if the audience is the scientific community
5 hrs
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