bodemnulsituatie
English translation: baseline condition of the soil
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| 06:25 Jul 5, 2007 |
| Dutch to English translations [PRO] Science - Environment & Ecology / railways / electricity | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Neil Cross United Kingdom Local time: 01:16 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | baseline condition of the soil |
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| 4 | reference soil condition |
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1 hr confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1baseline condition of the soil Explanation: The "nulsituatie" is the reference or baseline determined in a soil survey, in order to be able to measure subsequent contamination of the soil. I'm not sure if "baseline condition" is the best translation (and it does sound a bit buzzword-y), but it's one possibility: "Soil health can also be evaluated by establishing a baseline condition for the use-dependent properties (indicators). After a period of years, the use-dependent properties are measured again and compared to the baseline." http://soils.usda.gov/technical/handbook/contents/part624.ht... "Description of Degree of Impact ... Negligible - Very slight change from baseline condition. Change hardly discernible, approximating to a 'no change' condition" http://www.mayococo.ie/EIS/Volume II - Main Text/Chapter 3.5... You will also find "zero situation" on the Web in this context, but only in translations from Dutch! So, your sentence could perhaps be rendered as something like: "In the past various surveys have been carried out to determine the baseline condition of the soil." Reference: http://www.wileyslough.org/DesignReport/chapter%202/Wiley%20... |
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reference soil condition Explanation: Before an environmental licence is given, a kind of starting position is determined following examinations for contamination. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2007-07-05 12:01:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The Dutch term "referentie" is often used. Reference: http://publicservices.gelderland.nl/IPM/Service.asmx/downloa... Reference: http://provincie.overijssel.nl/contents/pages/103119/ontwerp... |
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