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Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology | | Dutch term or phrase: steekvast | in het nemen van monsters van vaste stoffen, steekvaste stoffen, slurries..
Environmental text on sampling of materials
not quite sure what difference between vast and steekvast is. |
|  Mary McCuskerKudoZ activityQuestions: 233 ( 2 open) ( 1 without valid answers) ( 11 closed without grading) Answers: 229
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| | semi-solid | Explanation:
Lots of googles for 'semi-solid' in combination with sludge.
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Note added at 1 hr 8 mins (2005-05-05 14:21:35 GMT)
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Not quite sure if \'semi-solid\' is the correct term, but \'steekvast\' is apparently related to water-borne material (e.g. sludge) that has been dehydrated. Alternatives may \'dewatered\' or \'dehydrated\' material.
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Note added at 1 hr 27 mins (2005-05-05 14:40:32 GMT)
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Erratum: Alternatives may be |
| Selected response from:
Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 14:16
| Grading comment Yes, I used dehydrated in the end, fit perfectly in context.
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