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CONTAMINANTE ACIDO [1 record]

Record 1 2017-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
CONT

Acid pollutants accumulating in the snowpack have a higher potential for causing deleterious effects on organisms and habitats in areas with higher snowfall than in areas with lower amounts of snow accumulation.

OBS

acidic pollutant: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
CONT

[...] la pollution atmosphérique à proximité de sites industriels revêt un caractère fort complexe et parmi les polluants acides, le SO2 est le constituant majoritaire [...]

OBS

polluant acide : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agentes contaminantes
DEF

Agente contaminante de pH inferior a 7.

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