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CRITERIA AIR CONTAMINANTS [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
  • Air Pollution
DEF

... air pollutant[s] for which acceptable levels of exposure can be determined and for which an ambient air quality standard has been set.

OBS

criteria air contaminants; CAC : term and abbreviation recommended by the Terminology Committee and standardized by the Validation Committee of the Sustainable Mobility Glossary.

OBS

criteria air contaminants; CAC : term and abbreviation standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

Key term(s)
  • criteria air pollutant
  • criteria air contaminant
  • common air contaminant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
  • Pollution de l'air
CONT

Les polluants atmosphériques sont trop nombreux pour être surveillés en totalité. Certains d'entre eux sont choisis parce qu'ils sont caractéristiques de types de pollution (industrielle ou automobile) et parce que leurs effets nuisibles pour l'environnement et/ou la santé sont déterminés. Ces espèces sont appelées «indicateurs de pollution atmosphérique» et font l'objet de réglementations.

OBS

principaux contaminants atmosphériques; PCA : expression et abréviation recommandées par le Comité de terminologie et normalisées par le Comité de validation du Lexique de la mobilité durable.

OBS

principaux contaminants atmosphériques; PCA : terme et abréviation normalisés par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Key term(s)
  • principal polluant atmosphérique
  • principal contaminant atmosphérique
  • indicateur de pollution atmosphérique

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Informatics
OBS

AERIS(Aid for Evaluating the Redevelopment of Industrial Sites)-simulates on-site environmental transfer of organic contaminants and metals and develops risk-based, site-specific clean-up criteria. The AERIS model includes a sophisticated model for evaluating vapour migration from the subsurface to indoor or ambient air.

Key term(s)
  • AERIS model
  • AERIS mehtod

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Informatique
Key term(s)
  • Outil d'évaluation du réaménagement des sites industriels

Spanish

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