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ATMOSPHERIC IMPURITY [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Air Pollution
DEF

Any foreign material that mixes with and contaminates the air in the atmosphere.

OBS

atmospheric impurities: Particles or gases which are alien to the normal constituents of the air and which occur in it in greatly varying quantities.

OBS

atmospheric impurity: term generally used in the plural (atmospheric impurities).

Key term(s)
  • atmospheric impurities
  • impurities in the atmosphere

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Particule ou gaz qui ne fait pas partie des éléments constitutifs permanents de l'air atmosphérique et qui s'y rencontre en quantité très variable.

OBS

impureté atmosphérique : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel (impuretés atmosphériques).

Key term(s)
  • impuretés atmosphériques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física de la atmósfera
  • Contaminación del aire
DEF

impurezas de la atmósfera: Partículas o gases que no están entre los que normalmente componen el aire y que se presentan en concentraciones muy variables.

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