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decomposition: the process of rotting and decay which causes the complex organic materials in plants and animals to break down into simple inorganic elements which can be returned to the atmosphere and soil.
(descomposición)
degradable: capable of decomposition; chemical or biological.
(degradable)
denitrification: reduction by bacterial action of nitrate to elementary nitrogen .
(desnitrificación)
desalinization: the purification of salt or brackish water by removing the dissolved salts.
(desalinización)
dewatering: the removal of water from sludges or pulps.
(deshidratación de lodos)
digested sludge: sludge digested under either aerobic or anaerobic conditions until the volatile content has been reduced to the point at which the solids are relatively nonputrescible and inoffensive.
(lodos digeridos)
digestion: decomposition of organic waste materials by the action of microbes; the process of sewage treatment by the decomposition of organic matter.
(digestión/descomposición)
dioxin: Chemical compound resulting from the combustion of organic matter. 210 types of dioxin exist, 17 ofwhich are considered to be harmful.
(dioxina)
disposal: the final handling of solid waste, following collection, processing, or incineration. Disposal most often means placement of wastes in a dump or a landfill.
(deposición)
dissolved oxygen (DO): oxygen gas dissolved in water.
(oxígeno disuelto)
dissolved solids: materials that enter a water body in a solid phase and dissolve in water.
(sólidos en suspensión)
DW (domestic waste): Waste resulting from household consumption and collected by traditional or selective collection.
(residuo doméstico)
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