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EXPOSURE PATHWAY [2 records]

Record 1 2023-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

Exposure pathway describes how a contaminant travels through the environment from its source to humans or other living organisms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
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Record 2 2011-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • Emergency Management
  • Management Operations (General)
DEF

A means by which a hazard can harm an organization's assets or negatively impact areas for which the organization is responsible.

OBS

An organization's areas of responsibility include public health, critical infrastructure, access to government programs, food safety, transportation, environmental protection.

OBS

exposure pathway: term and definition standardized by the Translation Bureau and the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness (OCIPEP).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
DEF

Moyen par lequel un danger peut causer des dommages aux actifs d'une organisation ou avoir une incidence négative sur les secteurs de responsabilité de l'organisation.

OBS

Les secteurs de responsabilité d'une organisation comprennent la santé publique, les infrastructures essentielles, l'accès aux programmes gouvernementaux, la salubrité des aliments, les transports, la protection environnementale.

OBS

voie d'exposition : terme et définition normalisés par le Bureau de la traduction et le Bureau de la protection des infrastructures essentielles et de la protection civile (BPIEPC).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad
  • Gestión de emergencias
  • Operaciones de la gestión (Generalidades)
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