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Bergbezinkbekken/bergbezinkbassin

English translation: detention and settling tank


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Dutch term or phrase:Bergbezinkbekken/bergbezinkbassin
English translation:detention and settling tank
Entered by: Saskia Steur
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08:54 Nov 8, 2006
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Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology
Dutch term or phrase: Bergbezinkbekken/bergbezinkbassin
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balohan
Local time: 14:17
detention and settling tank
Explanation:
From the approved international terminology list provided by my clients in the water treatment sector

http://www.riool.net/riool/binary/retrieveFile?instanceid=20...
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Saskia Steur
Local time: 14:17
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3detention and settling tank
Saskia Steur
2 +1storage settling tank
Antoinette Verburg


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bergbezinkbassin
storage settling tank


Explanation:
... is wat Eurodic geeft voor 'bergbezinkbassin'.
Geen flauw idee of het klopt, dus low confidence.

Antoinette Verburg
Netherlands
Local time: 14:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andre de Vries
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
detention and settling tank


Explanation:
From the approved international terminology list provided by my clients in the water treatment sector

http://www.riool.net/riool/binary/retrieveFile?instanceid=20...

Saskia Steur
Local time: 14:17
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dave Calderhead
5 mins
  -> Thank you, Dave!

agree  Kate Hudson
9 mins
  -> Thank you, Kate!

agree  Jack den Haan: Woordenboek Milieukunde & Milieutechniek [Oxtoby]: bergingsbekken = detention basin; bezinkbassin = clarification tank, settling tank; bezinkingsbassin = depositing/settlement/settling tank (...)
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