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Spanish term or phrase:residual
English translation:residual (level)
Entered by: Lorna O'Donoghue

16:33 May 3, 2016
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Agriculture / Disinfectants
Spanish term or phrase: residual
Mantener recirculando 1 hora controlando **residual cada 15 minutos y añadiendo la cantidad necesaria de PRODUCTO para mantener residual.
Deberá alcanzarse gradualmente la concentración precisa de **residual en el sistema, ya que altas concentraciones de inicio provocarán el desprendimiento del lodo y biofilm existente, pudiendo colapsar las lamas de los equipos y generar anomalías en funcionamiento
En instalaciones con baja contaminación mantener ***residual mínimo de producto en el sistema.

Not sure how to translate residual in this context. Any help would be much appreciated.
Lorna O'Donoghue
Local time: 04:23
residual (level)
Explanation:
It refers to the residual level, although you can omit "level", as it's implicit.

A chlorine residual is a low level of chlorine remaining in water after its initial application. It constitutes an important safeguard against the risk of subsequent microbial contamination after treatment—a unique and significant benefit for public health.
http://www.waterandhealth.org/chlorine-residual-public-healt...

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Note added at 13 mins (2016-05-03 16:47:10 GMT)
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Actually, after having checked a little further, the use of "residual" as a noun is standard:

residual
NOUN
1 A quantity remaining after other things have been subtracted or allowed for:
the Keynesian component is clearly a residual which is arrived at by subtracting the natural and classical components from overall unemployment'

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/english/resi...

How to measure chlorine residual
http://ec.europa.eu/echo/files/evaluation/watsan2005/annex_f...

Three types of chlorine residual can be measured
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/hygiene/emergenci...


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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 21:23
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residual


Explanation:
I would go with : 'precise residual concentration' for the translation of your text. Here a some examples:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110093112000567
by N Dubey - ‎2013 - ‎Cited by 2 - ‎Related articles
Residual concentration was found to be linear in the range of 0.557–5.62 μg/mL, .... The method was validated for linearity, precision, limit of detection, limit of ...
[PDF]Residual solvent determination by head space gas ... - SciELO
www.scielo.br/pdf/bjps/v47n2/v47n2a19
by S Pandey - ‎Cited by 9 - ‎Related articles
prepared in such a way that it had a final concentration of. 3000 ppm for methanol, ... tem suitability and method precision of residual solvents as indicated in the ...
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eski
Mexico
Local time: 21:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20

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agree  neilmac
37 mins
  -> Hi Neilmac: Thanks for your confirmation! :))
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
residual (level)


Explanation:
It refers to the residual level, although you can omit "level", as it's implicit.

A chlorine residual is a low level of chlorine remaining in water after its initial application. It constitutes an important safeguard against the risk of subsequent microbial contamination after treatment—a unique and significant benefit for public health.
http://www.waterandhealth.org/chlorine-residual-public-healt...

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Note added at 13 mins (2016-05-03 16:47:10 GMT)
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Actually, after having checked a little further, the use of "residual" as a noun is standard:

residual
NOUN
1 A quantity remaining after other things have been subtracted or allowed for:
the Keynesian component is clearly a residual which is arrived at by subtracting the natural and classical components from overall unemployment'

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/english/resi...

How to measure chlorine residual
http://ec.europa.eu/echo/files/evaluation/watsan2005/annex_f...

Three types of chlorine residual can be measured
http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/hygiene/emergenci...




Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 21:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Many thanks to all

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac
42 mins
  -> Thanks, Neil.

agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
22 hrs
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