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Fosas grasas

English translation: Tanks, grease

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Spanish term or phrase:Fosas, grasas
English translation:Tanks, grease
Entered by: Sherry Godfrey

00:21 Mar 26, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology
Spanish term or phrase: Fosas grasas
List of materials recovered in rubbish:

Decorados, y varios de madera
Equipos electrónicos
Fluorescentes
Fosas grasas y lodos

Thanks in advance!
Sherry Godfrey
Local time: 16:49
oily sludge tanks (/pits)
Explanation:
The oily sludges are usually stable emulsions of either water-in-oil or oil-in-water type. The oil can be of crude or other oil. They are colected in tanks, pits or lagoons for treatment.
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Vepalm
Local time: 15:49
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Thanks Vepalm- actually, this phrase was missing a comma. It should have read "fosas, grasas y lodos", so I put "tanks, grease and sludge". Thanks for the insight!
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4oily sludge tanks (/pits)
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oily sludge tanks (/pits)


Explanation:
The oily sludges are usually stable emulsions of either water-in-oil or oil-in-water type. The oil can be of crude or other oil. They are colected in tanks, pits or lagoons for treatment.


    Reference: http://www.innospecinc.com/innospec_environmental.cfm
Vepalm
Local time: 15:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Thanks Vepalm- actually, this phrase was missing a comma. It should have read "fosas, grasas y lodos", so I put "tanks, grease and sludge". Thanks for the insight!
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