| Descriptor English: | Sedimentation | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Sedimentación
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Sedimentação | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Sédimentation | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Decantation Natural Sedimentation Plain Sedimentation |
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| Tree number(s): |
SP4.895.141.979.782 |
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| Scope note: | Process of decantation and settling of suspended matter in water or any other liquid by gravity. |
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| Annotation: | to be used for potable water; for wastewater sedimentation, use PRIMARY SEDIMENTATION, SECONDARY SEDIMENTATION, and ACCELERATED SEDIMENTATION |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||
| Related: |
Accelerated Sedimentation
DeCS Chemical Clarification DeCS Chemical Precipitation MeSH Gravity Thickening DeCS Physicochemical Treatment DeCS Primary Sedimentation DeCS Secondary Sedimentation DeCS Settleable Solids DeCS Settlers DeCS Total Solids DeCS | ||||
| DeCS ID: | 25525 | ||||
| Unique ID: | DDCS025525 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health
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Sedimentation
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| Concept UI |
FD00058386 |
| Scope note | Process of decantation and settling of suspended matter in water or any other liquid by gravity. |
| Preferred term | Sedimentation |
| Entry term(s) |
Decantation Natural Sedimentation Plain Sedimentation |
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