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Record 1 2012-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
CONT

Most industrialized countries waited until the second half of the 20th century before making a major effort to clean up many of highly polluted cities and conurbations. This has been achieved by a variety of methods including the use of cleaner fuels, more efficient pollution control equipment, improved combustion control, more effective dispersion by increasing chimney heights and the relocation of old industry or redevelopment away from existing polluted areas.

Key term(s)
  • anti-pollution equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Outillage industriel
DEF

Appareillage utilisé pour éviter, limiter, réduire ou éliminer la pollution.

OBS

Un épurateur d'émissions, un système catalytique, un dépoussiéreur sont des exemples d'appareils antipollution.

OBS

matériel : rare au pluriel.

OBS

équipement : anglicisme au sens de «matériel». Ce terme désigne tout ce qui sert à équiper une personne, un animal, une chose en vue d'une activité déterminée (chasse, ski, voyage), alors que le terme «matériel» désigne l'ensemble des objets, des instruments, des machines utilisés dans un service, une exploitation quelconque.

Key term(s)
  • matériel anti-pollution
  • équipement de lutte anti-pollution
  • équipement de lutte contre la pollution
  • équipement anti-pollution
  • équipement de lutte antipollution

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medidas contra la contaminación
  • Herramientas y equipo industriales
Key term(s)
  • dispositivo para reducir la contaminación
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Record 2 2002-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Control Instrumentation (Mechanical Components)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de commande (Composants mécaniques)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dispositivos de mando (Componentes mecánicos)
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Record 3 1994-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Law
  • Environmental Economics
  • Air Pollution
DEF

Equipment to control air pollution by collecting the pollutants. These include gravity settling chambers, inertial separators, cyclonic separators, filters, electrical precipitators, scrubbers (spray towers, jet scrubbers, Venturi scrubbers, inertial scrubbers, mechanical scrubbers, and packed scrubbers). Control equipment used for gases, vapors, and odors includes combustion, absorption, and adsorption units. Incineration equipment with a single combustion chamber is generally used for the combustion processes. Absorption equipment includes spray chambers, mechanical contactors, bubble cap or sieve plate contactors, and packed towers. Adsorption equipment includes packed beds, and sometimes fluidized beds.

OBS

Compare with "pollution control emission".

OBS

The term "emission" is generally used in regard to discharges into the atmosphere, it could also be used but rarely for water effluent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit environnemental
  • Économie environnementale
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Appareillage utilisé pou éviter, limiter, réduire ou éliminer les émissions de polluant, particulièrement les polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général

Spanish

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Record 5 1990-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fuel Heating
CONT

Direct-fired System. ... Equipment included: The raw coal feeder, ... piping, valves, and burner, plus control apparatus. Storage Systems. ... The equipment included in these systems is as follows: Raw coal feeder ... piping, and various forms of control equipment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage aux combustibles solides
CONT

Instruments de contrôle et de régulation. La température des produits solides ou gazeux doit être mesurée en différents points du circuit, particulièrement à l'entrée et à la sortie du broyeur ainsi que dans les silos de stockage dans le cas de la chauffe indirecte. Il en est de même pour la mesure de la perte de charge dans le broyeur ainsi que le débit de gaz entrant servant à régler le débit de charbon lorsque les caractéristiques de ce dernier varient trop largement.

Spanish

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Record 6 1988-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Administration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration pénitentiaire
OBS

(menottes, etc.)

Spanish

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