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ENGINEERING-BASED METHODS [1 record]

Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Soil Pollution
DEF

engineering-based methods: Civil engineering techniques (for example excavation, containment, hydraulic control) used to remove the contaminant source or soil material, or to modify pathways without necessarily removing, destroying or modifying the source.

OBS

engineering-based method: term related to principal soil remediation types.

OBS

engineering-based method: The plural form of this term (engineering-based methods) and the plural definition have been standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • engineering-based methods

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Pollution du sol
DEF

méthodes de génie civil : Méthodes se fondant sur des techniques classiques de génie civil (par exemple excavation, confinement, régulation hydraulique) pour éliminer la source de contamination ou pour en modifier l'extension sans nécessairement éliminer, détruire ou modifier la source.

OBS

méthode de génie civil : terme relatif aux principaux types de remédiation du sol.

OBS

méthode de génie civil : Le terme au pluriel (méthodes de génie civil) et la définition au pluriel ont été normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Key term(s)
  • méthodes de génie civil

Spanish

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