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WATER AIR SOIL POLLUTION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anti-pollution Measures
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- abatement
1, record 1, English, abatement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pollution abatement 2, record 1, English, pollution%20abatement
correct
- abatement of pollution 3, record 1, English, abatement%20of%20pollution
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The reduction in degree or intensity of pollution. 4, record 1, English, - abatement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A lessening of the daily load of air, water and soil pollution created by industrial and domestic man. 5, record 1, English, - abatement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In English, the word abate may mean to diminish, or it may also mean to put an end to a process or practice. With respect to pollution and polluters, abatement regrettably does not mean to put an end to it or to them. Instead it means the method or attempt to diminish the degree of pollution causing the immediate urgency. Thus, when faced with a subsidence inversion and concomitant smog, a mayor of a megalopolis considers closing off certain heavily travelled streets to vehicular traffic. This would cause abatement of a temporary nature in that particular area. When a Maryland community passes an ordinance banning one-way bottles from supermarket shelves, this also could cause an abatement of a temporary nature - provided citizens did not go out of the area and bring in bootleg one-way bottles. Abatement, although desirable, is never the answer to a dangerous situation. 5, record 1, English, - abatement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abatement of pollution: term found in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (1999). 6, record 1, English, - abatement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures antipollution
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réduction
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9duction
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réduction de la pollution 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9duction%20de%20la%20pollution
correct, feminine noun
- abattement de la pollution 3, record 1, French, abattement%20de%20la%20pollution
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le ministre doit [...] élaborer des plans de prévention et de réduction de la pollution, de lutte contre celle-ci, notamment pour prévenir les urgences environnementales, mettre sur pied des dispositifs d'alerte et de préparation, remédier à ces urgences et réparer les dommages en découlant, ainsi que pour préparer des projets pilotes, les rendre publics et en faire la démonstration, ou les rendre accessibles pour démonstration [...] [Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement] 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9duction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme français «abattement», dans le domaine de la pollution, est extrêmement douteux : il n'est attesté dans aucun ouvrage spécialisé que nous possédons (sauf le vieux «Que sais-je» numéro 1330), ni dans le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse. 5, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9duction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les nombreux moyens de lutte contre la pollution visent comme objectifs quantitatifs soit la suppression totale des polluants (dépollution), soit leur réduction. D'autres mesures antipollution visent plutôt des objectifs qualitatifs comme l'élimination sélective des polluants, par exemple, les plus dangereux ou les plus cancérogènes. 6, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9duction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medidas contra la contaminación
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reducción
1, record 1, Spanish, reducci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- atenuación 1, record 1, Spanish, atenuaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Atenuación del ruido. 1, record 1, Spanish, - reducci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-10-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Water, air and soil pollution
1, record 2, English, Water%2C%20air%20and%20soil%20pollution
correct, international
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An international journal of environmental pollution published in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. 2, record 2, English, - Water%2C%20air%20and%20soil%20pollution
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Water, air and soil pollution
1, record 2, French, Water%2C%20air%20and%20soil%20pollution
correct, international
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Titre d'une revue publiée à Dordrecht, les Pays-Bas. 2, record 2, French, - Water%2C%20air%20and%20soil%20pollution
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-03-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Air Pollution
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- microscale
1, record 3, English, microscale
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Microscale. Analysis of pollution dispersion on the microscale(< 1 km) is by its nature more specific to particular air pollution problems. Examples of these are emissions from vehicle traffic along highways, downwash around buildings, inner-urban pollutant effects, etc.... An important field in microscale APM studies is analysis of the mechanisms in pollutant deposition and fluxes to vegetation, water and soil. 1, record 3, English, - microscale
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Pollution de l'air
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- petite échelle
1, record 3, French, petite%20%C3%A9chelle
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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