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HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
OBS

hazardous waste: Considered to be an uncountable noun. Often found in the plural form (wastes), particularly when speaking of different types of wastes.

OBS

hazardous waste; HW : designations standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

OBS

hazardous waste; HW: designations standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
OBS

déchet dangereux : Le pluriel du terme (déchets dangereux) tiré du Mini-lexique sur l'environnement, surtout les aspects litigieux et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

OBS

déchet dangereux : Le pluriel du terme (déchets dangereux) est normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

OBS

déchet dangereux; HW : Le pluriel du terme (déchets dangereux) et l'abréviation sont normalisés par l'OTAN.

Key term(s)
  • déchets dangereux

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