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Emissario da Guia

English translation: Guia (submarine) outfall

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Portuguese term or phrase:Emissario da Guia
English translation:Guia (submarine) outfall
Entered by: lexical

14:43 Jan 4, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Portuguese term or phrase: Emissario da Guia
This appears in the Notices for Mariners. The "G" of Guia is always upper case. Help, please!
Tony Winch
Guia (submarine) outfall
Explanation:
I feel sure this is a reference to the effluent outfall pipe at Guia in the Tagus estuary. Guia is a locality near Cascais, near the mouth of the Tagus. There are quite a lot of Google hits for "Emissário (submarino) da Guia". See these references:

SANTOS, C.; CATARINO, J., MARQUES, E., FIGUEIREDO, Z., TRANCOSO, A., 2002. “Monitoring sea water around the disposal area of Guia submarine outfall”. 2nd International Conference on Marine Waste Water Discharges, Istanbul, 16-20 September 2002.

SANTOS, C; CATARINO, J.; MARQUES, E.; FIGUEIREDO, Z.; TRANCOSO, A.; BARATA, P.; MARECOS, H. e NEVES, R. 2004 – “Monitorização Ambiental do Emissário Submarino da Guia”. Actas do 7º Congresso da Água (Água, Qualidade de Toda a Vida) editadas em CD-ROM. Lisboa, LNEC, 8 a 12 de Março de 2004. Ed. APRH.

http://82.98.75.226/sj/all/AutorenAnzeigeESS/autorenId/7150
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SANTOS, C.; CATARINO, J., MARQUES, E., FIGUEIREDO, Z., TRANCOSO, A., 2002. “Monitoring sea water aro
Guia (submarine) outfall


Explanation:
I feel sure this is a reference to the effluent outfall pipe at Guia in the Tagus estuary. Guia is a locality near Cascais, near the mouth of the Tagus. There are quite a lot of Google hits for "Emissário (submarino) da Guia". See these references:

SANTOS, C.; CATARINO, J., MARQUES, E., FIGUEIREDO, Z., TRANCOSO, A., 2002. “Monitoring sea water around the disposal area of Guia submarine outfall”. 2nd International Conference on Marine Waste Water Discharges, Istanbul, 16-20 September 2002.

SANTOS, C; CATARINO, J.; MARQUES, E.; FIGUEIREDO, Z.; TRANCOSO, A.; BARATA, P.; MARECOS, H. e NEVES, R. 2004 – “Monitorização Ambiental do Emissário Submarino da Guia”. Actas do 7º Congresso da Água (Água, Qualidade de Toda a Vida) editadas em CD-ROM. Lisboa, LNEC, 8 a 12 de Março de 2004. Ed. APRH.

http://82.98.75.226/sj/all/AutorenAnzeigeESS/autorenId/7150


lexical
Spain
Local time: 00:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks again
Notes to answerer
Asker: Excellent. Just the answer I needed. Gracias!


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agree  Humberto Ribas
3 hrs
  -> thanks, Humberto
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