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lutte contre la pollution [1 record]

Record 1 2006-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
CONT

The path to pollution control ... involves the following steps: 1. Define the pollution problem properly. 2. Study state-of-the-art methods of controlling and removing pollutants. 3. Install the selected process or equipment. 4. Operate the process efficiently.

OBS

pollution control: term loosely applied to "pollution limitation", "pollution reduction" or merely to "depollution".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
DEF

Ensemble des actions entreprises pour prévenir, limiter, réduire ou éliminer la pollution.

OBS

On utilise souvent le terme «lutte contre la pollution» avec un sens générique alors qu'il désigne en réalité des notions connexes plus spécifiques : la limitation et la réduction de la pollution, ou encore la «dépollution» proprement dite (en anglais : «depollution», «pollution removal»). Voir aussi cette fiche dans TERMIUM.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medidas contra la contaminación
DEF

Conjunto de sistemas que permiten reducir ostensiblemente la contaminación de una zona determinada.

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