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CONTAMINANTES PRIORITARIOS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pollutants
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- priority pollutants
1, record 1, English, priority%20pollutants
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a precedent-setting move, the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (with the exception of the Quebec representative) also today accepted in principle the first set of Canada-wide standards for four priority pollutants, including Particulate Matter (PM) and Ground-level Ozone (the main components of smog), mercury emissions, and benzene. Ministers agreed to take the standards back to their Cabinet colleagues for consideration. 2, record 1, English, - priority%20pollutants
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 3, record 1, English, - priority%20pollutants
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Term usually used in the plural. 3, record 1, English, - priority%20pollutants
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Agents de pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- polluants en priorité
1, record 1, French, polluants%20en%20priorit%C3%A9
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture. 2, record 1, French, - polluants%20en%20priorit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme utilisé le plus souvent au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - polluants%20en%20priorit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Agentes contaminantes
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contaminantes prioritarios
1, record 1, Spanish, contaminantes%20prioritarios
masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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