Jun 30, 2005 23:03
18 yrs ago
French term
France
sodi-calcique
French to English
Science
Geology
Water
This is referring to interstitial waters.
Full sentence (title):
"La chimie des eaux : un système homogène avec des eaux à l'équilibre faiblement alcalines de type carbonatées, sodi-calciques et réductrices"
From what I understand, the waters are slightly alkaline, anoxic and contain carbonates.
Does "sodi-calcique" simply mean that they also contain sodium and calcium? How can I put all this information together?
Full sentence (title):
"La chimie des eaux : un système homogène avec des eaux à l'équilibre faiblement alcalines de type carbonatées, sodi-calciques et réductrices"
From what I understand, the waters are slightly alkaline, anoxic and contain carbonates.
Does "sodi-calcique" simply mean that they also contain sodium and calcium? How can I put all this information together?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | sodic-calcic... but |
Nick Lingris
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| 4 +2 | with waters that have a slight alkaline balance, |
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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Proposed translations
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Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
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The word is my oyster
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek
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sodic-calcic... but
I suggest using nouns to get this across:
with waters that have a balance of low carbonate alkalinity, sodium-calcium content and hypoxia
Reliable Web sources:
- based on the generally low carbonate alkalinity for lakes in this region [Blackwell Synergy: Global Change Biol, Vol 10, Issue 8, pp. 1285]
- Carbonate alkalinity in the pore waters of anoxic sediments [http://www.treatiseongeochemistry.com/contents/sample7.pdf]
- the sodium/calcium content of waters [http://www.geology.yale.edu/~ajs/2002/Sep/qn0702000582.PDF]
- depletion of oxygen from the interstitial waters resulting in reduced oxygen levels (hypoxia) or absence of oxygen (anoxia) (see deoxygenation) in the sediment (Hayward, 1994) [http://www.marlin.ac.uk/biotopes/Bio_Sensexp_IMU.AreSyn.htm]
But, mind you, chemistry is not one of my strengths.
with waters that have a balance of low carbonate alkalinity, sodium-calcium content and hypoxia
Reliable Web sources:
- based on the generally low carbonate alkalinity for lakes in this region [Blackwell Synergy: Global Change Biol, Vol 10, Issue 8, pp. 1285]
- Carbonate alkalinity in the pore waters of anoxic sediments [http://www.treatiseongeochemistry.com/contents/sample7.pdf]
- the sodium/calcium content of waters [http://www.geology.yale.edu/~ajs/2002/Sep/qn0702000582.PDF]
- depletion of oxygen from the interstitial waters resulting in reduced oxygen levels (hypoxia) or absence of oxygen (anoxia) (see deoxygenation) in the sediment (Hayward, 1994) [http://www.marlin.ac.uk/biotopes/Bio_Sensexp_IMU.AreSyn.htm]
But, mind you, chemistry is not one of my strengths.
1 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Agreed with the client to use "reducing, slightly alkaline water containing carbonates, sodium and calcium" for the time being, subject to a check by the end customer."
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with waters that have a slight alkaline balance,
containing sodium and calcium, and are anoxic of the reducing kind.
This is a bit difficult to put together with so many terms.
This is a bit difficult to put together with so many terms.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
jacrav
: … are anoxic and reductive ?
2 hrs
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| agree |
AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
8 hrs
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