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CONTAMINANTE PARTICULADO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pollutants
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- particulate pollutant
1, record 1, English, particulate%20pollutant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Particulate pollutants may interfere with the transmission of heat from the sun to the Earth by reflecting a portion of the sun's rays away from the Earth. 2, record 1, English, - particulate%20pollutant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
particulate pollutant: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’environnement” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 3, record 1, English, - particulate%20pollutant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Agents de pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- polluant particulaire
1, record 1, French, polluant%20particulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- polluant sous forme particulaire 2, record 1, French, polluant%20sous%20forme%20particulaire
correct, masculine noun
- polluant sous forme de particules 3, record 1, French, polluant%20sous%20forme%20de%20particules
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les experts [...] ont préconisé qu'en raison des quantités extrêmement faibles de polluants [...] particulaires présents dans l'air à examiner, [on recourt] à des méthodes suffisamment sensibles. 4, record 1, French, - polluant%20particulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «particulaire», qui signifie «formé de particules», ne devrait pas être employé, comme le fait l'anglais, avec le sens de «relatif à des particules» («concentration particulaire» ne devrait pas rendre l'anglais «particulate concentration»). 5, record 1, French, - polluant%20particulaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
polluant sous forme particulaire : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’environnement» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 3, record 1, French, - polluant%20particulaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Agentes contaminantes
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contaminante particulado
1, record 1, Spanish, contaminante%20particulado
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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