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BIOMASS BURNING [1 record]

Record 1 2016-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biomass Energy
  • Ecology (General)
CONT

Biomass combustion simply means burning organic material.

OBS

biomass burning: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
  • Écologie (Généralités)
CONT

La combustion de biomasse consiste simplement à brûler des matières organiques.

OBS

combustion de biomasse : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Energía de la biomasa
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
CONT

Se estima que la quema de biomasa, como madera, hojas, árboles y pastos —incluidos los residuos agrícolas—, produce 40 % del dióxido de carbono (CO2), 32 % del monóxido de carbono (CO), 20 % de la materia particulada o partículas de materia suspendidas (PM) y 50 % de los hidrocarburos aromáticos policíclicos (HAP) emitidos al ambiente a escala mundial.

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