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Record 1 2003-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Pollutants
  • Climatology
  • Biochemistry
CONT

aerosol. A suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in air or gas as mist, fog, or smoke; a colloidal system in which gas, usually air, is the continuous medium and particles of solid or liquid are dispersed in it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Agents de pollution
  • Climatologie
  • Biochimie
CONT

Si l'on se réfère à la signification chimique, on peut dire qu'un aérosol est un système colloïdal dont le milieu de dispersion est un gaz, la phase dispersée pouvant être un solide (cas d'une fumée) ou un liquide (cas d'un brouillard).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del aire
  • Agentes contaminantes
  • Climatología
  • Bioquímica
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