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CONTAMINACION VEHICULAR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
- Exhaust Systems (Motor Vehicles)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- automobile air pollution
1, record 1, English, automobile%20air%20pollution
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- vehicular air pollution 2, record 1, English, vehicular%20air%20pollution
correct
- vehicular pollution 3, record 1, English, vehicular%20pollution
proposal
- motor vehicle pollution 3, record 1, English, motor%20vehicle%20pollution
proposal
- car pollution 4, record 1, English, car%20pollution
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The air pollution from cars due mainly to the evaporation from gas tanks and carburetors, crankcase blow-by, and tailpipe emission. 1, record 1, English, - automobile%20air%20pollution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The air quality standards for hydrocarbons, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and oxidant (ozone) are particularly relevant in the control of vehicular air pollution. The first three of these pollutants are discharged directly from motor vehicles; oxidant is produced in photochemical reactions ... 2, record 1, English, - automobile%20air%20pollution
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
- Échappement (Véhicules automobiles)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pollution par les véhicules automobiles
1, record 1, French, pollution%20par%20les%20v%C3%A9hicules%20automobiles
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pollution automobile 2, record 1, French, pollution%20automobile
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Échelle de niveaux d'imprégnation oxycarbonée ayant pour origine la pollution par les véhicules automobiles. 1, record 1, French, - pollution%20par%20les%20v%C3%A9hicules%20automobiles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La pollution automobile s'avère particulièrement ardue à résoudre parfaitement [...]. [...] les objectifs ont été clairement fixés [...] par le Congrès américain, dans des normes [...] qui peuvent se résumer comme suit : 1) réduction [...] des émissions d'oxyde de carbone et d'hydrocarbures; 2) réduction [...] des émissions d'oxydes de l'azote; 3) réduction progressive des additifs au plomb [...] 2, record 1, French, - pollution%20par%20les%20v%C3%A9hicules%20automobiles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi «pollution par les gaz d'échappement» («exhaust pollution») dans TERMIUM. 3, record 1, French, - pollution%20par%20les%20v%C3%A9hicules%20automobiles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
- Sistemas de escape (Vehículos automotores)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contaminación vehicular
1, record 1, Spanish, contaminaci%C3%B3n%20vehicular
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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