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CONTAMINANT MIGRATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-01-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radioactive Contamination
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Dredging
- Pollution (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contaminant migration
1, record 1, English, contaminant%20migration
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- migration of contaminants 2, record 1, English, migration%20of%20contaminants
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... backfill can ... act as a direct barrier to contaminant migration by providing sorptive properties that tend to retard the movement of radionuclides that escape from the waste package. 1, record 1, English, - contaminant%20migration
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution par radioactivité
- Déchets nucléaires
- Dragage
- Pollution (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- migration des contaminants
1, record 1, French, migration%20des%20contaminants
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- migration des polluants 2, record 1, French, migration%20des%20polluants
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ses objectifs sont donc, d'une part, de limiter la migration des polluants vers des secteurs non pollués ou vers des éléments sensibles du milieu et, d'autre part, d'empêcher la biomobilisation des polluants par la faune ou la flore benthique au site même du dépôt. 2, record 1, French, - migration%20des%20contaminants
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación por radioactividad
- Desechos nucleares
- Dragado
- Contaminación (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- migración de contaminantes
1, record 1, Spanish, migraci%C3%B3n%20de%20contaminantes
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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