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ISOLATED SOURCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
DEF

the pollution from a single source, such as a chimney stack.

OBS

Compare with "individual source" "specific source". See also area source, point source and multiple sources.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
CONT

s'il s'agit de surveiller une source isolée, les emplacements peuvent être [...] répartis sur des cercles concentriques [...] //dispersion/ de la pollution [...] à partir de sources uniques [...] [OCAIR 72 95]

OBS

Termes du langage courant utilisés pour désigner séparément l'une ou l'autre des "sources multiples", par opposition à une "source étendue", ou une source ponctuelle isolée géographiquement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del aire
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