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alternativas de não-lançamento em recursos hídricos

English translation: alternatives to discharge into water resources

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Portuguese term or phrase:alternativas de não-lançamento em recursos hídricos
English translation:alternatives to discharge into water resources
Entered by: T o b i a s

16:05 Jul 20, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
Portuguese term or phrase: alternativas de não-lançamento em recursos hídricos
Nome do projeto: tratamento biológico de lixiviados de resíduos sólidos urbanos, com remoção de nitrogênio e alternativas de não-lançamento em recursos hídricos.
Adriana Maciel
Brazil
Local time: 16:35
alternatives to discharge into water resources
Explanation:

I see what they are driving at. Keep it simple.


Water reclamation facility seeks alternatives to discharge into Malibu Creek
http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2006/12/20/news/news4.tx...

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Summary of answers provided
4 +2alternatives for non-release into water resources
Mark Thompson
4non-discharge alternatives into water resources
Gilmar Fernandes
3options, other than diverting to water resources
Ivan Rocha, CT
3alternatives to discharge into water resources
T o b i a s


  

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
options, other than diverting to water resources


Explanation:
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Ivan Rocha, CT
Canada
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
alternatives for non-release into water resources


Explanation:
Or something very similar.

Mark Thompson
Brazil
Local time: 16:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lais Leite
14 mins
agree  MartinPorto: agree
23 mins
neutral  T o b i a s: Except that this rather suggests that one of the proposed alternatives would be, in fact, to release into water resources.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
non-discharge alternatives into water resources


Explanation:
The technical term that comes up more frequently in this context is
NON-DISCHARGE alternatives, see:

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&xhr=t&q="non-discharge alternat...

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 15:35
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
alternatives to discharge into water resources


Explanation:

I see what they are driving at. Keep it simple.


Water reclamation facility seeks alternatives to discharge into Malibu Creek
http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2006/12/20/news/news4.tx...



T o b i a s
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