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POLLUTANT DRIFT [1 record]

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Record 1 1990-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Pollutants
OBS

drift: an act or instance of being driven or carried along, as by a current of air or water or circumstances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Agents de pollution
OBS

entraîner : entraîner quelque chose, quelqu'un (dans son mouvement), les traîner avec soi, derrière soi, les emporter avec soi en parlant de quelque chose ou de quelqu'un en mouvement.

OBS

On parle d'entraînement quand les polluants sont des particules ayant un certain poids; si le polluant est plus léger que l'air, on parlera plutôt de diffusion des polluants.

Spanish

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