zuiveringsslib

English translation: sewage sludge

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Dutch term or phrase:zuiveringsslib
English translation: sewage sludge
Entered by: Verginia Ophof

10:39 Nov 24, 2014
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology / taxation
Dutch term or phrase: zuiveringsslib
This is part of a text about a tax on waste: "Een vrijstelling voor de verbranding van zuiveringsslib."
Redguy
sewage sludge
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Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 07:12
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3 +6sewage sludge
Verginia Ophof
3 +1sewage sludge
freekfluweel
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GWIT + OGL:
Michael Beijer

  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
sewage sludge


Explanation:
suggestion


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewage_sludge
    Reference: http://www.academia.edu/2054211/Burning_Sewage_Sludge_from_a...
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 07:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  freekfluweel: I'm running one minute late...
1 min
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agree  Caroline Hartigan
3 mins
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agree  Evgeny Artemov (X): me too ;-)
3 mins
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neutral  Terry Costin: Fail to see where sewage comes into it if it is about treating water in general - waste water treatment, sludge results from more than just sewage, based on context provided, seems wrong to conclude that it relates to sewage alone
1 hr

agree  DianeGM: Agree - also given as 'sewage sludge' by http://iate.europa.eu
1 hr
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agree  Barend van Zadelhoff: afvalwater = rioolwater (sewage (water)) --> riool --> zuiveringsinstallatie (sewage treatment)--> zuiveringsslib (sewage sludge)
1 day 9 hrs
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agree  Michael Beijer: corroborated by GWIT + OGL
3 days 8 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sewage sludge


Explanation:
http://www.linguee.com/dutch-english/translation/zuiveringss...

http://www.interglot.com/dictionary/nl/en/translate/zuiverin...

https://en.glosbe.com/nl/en/zuiveringsslib

freekfluweel
Netherlands
Local time: 14:12
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

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agree  Verginia Ophof
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Reference comments


3 days 8 hrs
Reference: GWIT + OGL:

Reference information:
Groot Woordenboek Industrie & Techniek (GWIT):

zuiveringsslib van industrieel afvalwater = industrial sewage sludge
zuiveringsslib = purification sludge; sewage sludge

Onroerend Goed Lexicon:
zuiveringsslib = sewage sludge

Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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