nutrient removal

collocation in English

meaningsofnutrientandremoval

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nutrient
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnjuː.tri.ənt/us
/ˈnuː.tri.ənt/
any substance that plants or animals need in order to live ...
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removal
noun[U]
uk
/rɪˈmuː.vəl/us
/rɪˈmuː.vəl/
the act of taking something or someone away from somewhere ...
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(Definition ofnutrientandremovalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is natural weathering andnutrientremovalby crops that are the major soil-fertility losses in this landscape.
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The biomass andnutrientremovalwith the crown prunings following the harvest was estimated from the weight and nutrient contents of all leaves and one-year-old branches.
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The nutrient concentrations are given separately for the stover and threshing residues so that the consequences of different harvesting practices fornutrientremovalcan be assessed.
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If the bay is designated as a sensitive area, the requirements of the directive fornutrientremovalwill apply to five, not three, sewage works.
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There is a clause in the directive which allows exemption fromnutrientremoval.
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I believe that the cost ofnutrientremovalat the five sewage works will not exceed about £1 million.
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This increased carbon serves as an inexpensive and continuous source of carbon necessary for biologicnutrientremoval.
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Another form ofnutrientremovalis bioremediation, which uses micro-organisms to remove pollutants.
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The reason is that much of the nitrogen pollution comes from non-point sources in agriculture, and the still insufficientnutrientremovalby wastewater treatment plants.
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Nutrientremovaltechnologies include biofiltration, which uses living material to capture and biologically degrade pollutants.
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Biologicalnutrientremovalenables us to address water quality challenges and recover this precious nutrient for beneficial reuse purposes.
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Many existing plants are being expanded and upgraded to include a tertiary treatment stage fornutrientremovalto comply with more stringent discharge standards introduced in 2002.
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