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褐色低地土

English translation: brown lowland soil

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Japanese term or phrase:褐色低地土
English translation:brown lowland soil
Entered by: Philip Ronan

13:42 Mar 14, 2003
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / Environment
Japanese term or phrase: 褐色低地土
A type of soil. This is from a paper about the environmental impact of lead-free solder.
Philip Ronan
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:03
Brown lowland soil
Explanation:
褐色低地（沖積）土
Brown lowland soil
Fluvisol
Fluvent

http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/er/ES_KHS_NT2_04.html
Selected response from:

Hidenori Nakamura
Local time: 08:03
Grading comment
Thanks again!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +3Brown lowland soil
Hidenori Nakamura
4brown lowland soils
jsl (X)


  

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Brown lowland soil


Explanation:
褐色低地（沖積）土
Brown lowland soil
Fluvisol
Fluvent

http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/er/ES_KHS_NT2_04.html


    Reference: http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/er/ES_KHS_NT2_04.html
Hidenori Nakamura
Local time: 08:03
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 10
Grading comment
Thanks again!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter
6 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  zwcorp
10 hrs
  -> thanks a lot.
agree  Shinya Ono: 良く調べられましたね
17 hrs
  -> 案外・・・だったので、これは違うんじゃないかと・・・。
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
brown lowland soils


Explanation:
As well as in the case of "brown forest soils", the plural form seems to be correct. In fact, you get more results of "brown lowland soils" in Google.


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22brown+forest+soils%22
    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22brown+lowland+soils%22
jsl (X)
Local time: 08:03
PRO pts in category: 8
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