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Spanish: aguas sucias

English translation: wastewater







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Spanish term or phrase:aguas sucias
English translation:wastewater
Entered by:MJ Barber
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Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / residues
Spanish term or phrase: aguas sucias
Sin embargo, en el caso de Vilagarcía, Marín, Vigo, no ha sido comunicado a la OMI la existencia de instalaciones para la recepción del lavado de tanques ni para las de aguas sucias y lastre, aunque sí cuentan con el resto.
MJ Barber
Spain
wastewater
Explanation:
This is the expression in English, equivalent to "desechos", "aguas servidas", "aguas sucias" etc. in Spanish.

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-02-07 14:48:49 GMT)
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The other two are: \"tank washings\" and \"ballast waterer\". Some examples:

US CODE: Title 46,3716. Tank washings§ 3716. Tank washings. Release date: 2003-08-01. (a) A vessel may not transfer cargo in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction ...
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode46/usc_sec_46_0000371...

Global Ballast Water Management Programme - Home
... The GEF/UNDP/IMO Global Ballast Water Management Programme (GloBallast) is assisting developing countries to; reduce the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms ...
http://globallast.imo.org/


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Note added at 11 mins (2005-02-07 14:51:24 GMT)
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Typo: ballast water, not waterer.
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rhandler
Brazil
Note from asker to answerer
thanks. This covers a range of sins
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +11wastewaterrhandler
5sewageFabricio Castillo
4Slop water
Felicite Robertson
4residual waters / dirty waters
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
residual waters / dirty waters

Explanation:
suerte

Smartranslators
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Slop water

Explanation:
The slop tanks and the Jaybee VI are used to hold oil residues


    Reference: http://www.buzzardsbay.org/volumespilled/volume-spilled-repo...
Felicite Robertson
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
wastewater

Explanation:
This is the expression in English, equivalent to "desechos", "aguas servidas", "aguas sucias" etc. in Spanish.

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-02-07 14:48:49 GMT)
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The other two are: \"tank washings\" and \"ballast waterer\". Some examples:

US CODE: Title 46,3716. Tank washings§ 3716. Tank washings. Release date: 2003-08-01. (a) A vessel may not transfer cargo in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction ...
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode46/usc_sec_46_0000371...

Global Ballast Water Management Programme - Home
... The GEF/UNDP/IMO Global Ballast Water Management Programme (GloBallast) is assisting developing countries to; reduce the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms ...
http://globallast.imo.org/


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Note added at 11 mins (2005-02-07 14:51:24 GMT)
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Typo: ballast water, not waterer.

rhandler
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 22
Note from asker to answerer
thanks. This covers a range of sins

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agree BAmary
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agree Jose Arnoldo Rodriguez-Carrington
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sewage

Explanation:
Acabo de recordar que los buques normalmente solicitan servicio en el puerto para descargar el agua servida que traen a bordo a fin de evitar la contaminación marina y proceder a su procesamiento. ¡Suerte!

Fabricio Castillo
Argentina
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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