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English translation: scouring powders


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Dutch term or phrase:schuurzepen
English translation:scouring powders
Entered by: Ashok Bagri
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10:46 Oct 17, 2009
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Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology
Dutch term or phrase: schuurzepen
Er wordt onderzocht of er een eventuele historische trend in de depositie van de microplastics bestaat door het sediment in de diepte te bemonsteren, waarna een correlatie met de productiecijfers gezocht wordt. Verder wordt ingegaan op de vermoedelijke afkomst van de deeltjes, waarbij ook aandacht wordt geschonken aan het probleem van de accumulatie in het milieu van polystyrene bolletjes uit schuurzepen.
Ashok Bagri
Local time: 17:48
scouring powders
Explanation:
Scouring powders are abrasives, originally made from natural materials, such as chalk etc, but more recently from materials such as polystyrene.
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5 +4abrasive soaps
Christopher Smith
4scouring powderstelraam


  

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abrasive soaps


Explanation:
Exfoliating soaps contain small particles of other materials. Traditionally, vefetable materials such as peach kernels are used but these days they often contain polystyrene microbeads. See http://www.preeventacne.com/Recipies for Face masks.htm

Christopher Smith
United Kingdom
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agree  Tina Vonhof: Abrasive cleaning products might be a bit more general.
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agree  DianeGM
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agree  Koen Myny
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agree  analytical: with Tina
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scouring powders


Explanation:
Scouring powders are abrasives, originally made from natural materials, such as chalk etc, but more recently from materials such as polystyrene.

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