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AIR POLLUTION UNIT [3 records]

Record 1 2005-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
CONT

Canada averages 24th out of 27 in air pollution per unit of Gross Domestic Product(GDP) and is 28th out of 29 in energy use per unit of GDP [gross domestic product].

CONT

Three indicators measure performance that affects climate: absolute emissions of GHGs [green house gas] into the atmosphere; carbon dioxide emissions per capita; and carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP [gross domestic product] . Canada ranks poorly on all three measures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
CONT

En 1999, la consommation d'énergie en Amérique du Nord par unité de PIB [produit intérieur brut] était légèrement inférieure à la moyenne mondiale, et devrait continuer de diminuer quelque peu d'ici 2010.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

Main components of an incineration unit are generally as follows :... Air pollution control equipment : postcombustion chamber, separation cyclone, baghouse, electrostatic precipitator, packed scrubber and so forth...

Key term(s)
  • post-combustion chamber
  • post combustion chamber

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
CONT

Les principales composantes d'une unité d'incinération sont généralement : [...] le contrôle de la pollution de l'air : chambre de post-combustion, séparation cyclonique, filtres à manches, électrofiltres, tours à garnissage, etc.; [...]

Key term(s)
  • chambre de postcombustion

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

United Nations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
OBS

Nations Unies.

Spanish

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