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FLUE GAS [1 record]

Record 1 2016-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
  • Air Pollution
DEF

The mixture of gases resulting from combustion and other reactions in a furnace, passing off through the smoke flue, composed largely of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, water vapor, and often sulfur dioxide, and sometimes serving as a source from which carbon dioxide or other compounds are recovered.

OBS

stack gas: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
  • Pollution de l'air
OBS

gaz de cheminée : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'inventaire de carbone noir.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Combustión y combustibles (Hogares o chimeneas)
  • Contaminación del aire
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