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MATELAS FIBRES BOIS [2 records]

Record 1 2008-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Water Pollution
CONT

Thick beds of wood fibre steal oxygen from the water on the ocean floor near pulp and paper mills. An estimated 34 square km of Pacific seabed have been suffocated by the gooey, white mats. The industry has cut wood-fibre discharges, but the fibre beds persist.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Pollution de l'eau

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
  • Thermal Insulation
  • Wood Products
CONT

Fig. 3 gives the advantages, disadvantages, and details for using insulation materials in blankets. These types of insulation materials are made of mineral wool, wood-fiber matt, cotton, or fibrous blankets.

Key term(s)
  • wood-fibre matt
  • wood fibre matt
  • wood fiber matt
  • wood fibre-blanket
  • wood fiber blanket
  • wood-fiber blanket

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
  • Isolation thermique
  • Produits du bois
DEF

Matelas isolant constitué de minces copeaux de bois agglomérés pour obtenir un tapis.

Key term(s)
  • matelas de fibre de bois

Spanish

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