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MATCHING WASTE [3 records]

Record 1 2016-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Floor Coverings
DEF

Waste created when the length required in a made-up textile floor covering does not equal a whole number of pattern repeats.

OBS

matching waste : term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et revêtements de sol
DEF

Perte créée lorsque la longueur nécessaire à la confection du revêtement de sol textile n'est pas égale à un nombre entier de raccords de dessins.

OBS

perte au raccord : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lead (Metallurgy)
  • Waste Management
OBS

"dross": the solid scum that forms on the surface of a metal (as lead, antimony) when molten or melting largely as a result of oxidation but sometimes of the rising of dirt and impurities to the surface.

CONT

The Ontario Waste Exchange is successfully matching waste material with new users throughout the province.... examples of typical wastes served by the exchange :(1) 300 kg of unused acid in northern Ontario were taken by a metal reclaimer in southern Ontario...(7) 18 tonnes of lead dross went to a metal trading company for recovery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plomb (Métallurgie)
  • Gestion des déchets
OBS

«écume» : Impuretés, scories qui flottent à la surface des métaux en fusion.

OBS

Affinage du plomb (...) on écume la surface du bain, le zinc et les métaux précieux se trouvent dans les écumes (...) on élève la température (...) il se forme de nouvelles écumes dans lesquelles il y a de l'antimoine, du fer et du zinc.

OBS

«scorie» : Résidu solide provenant de la fusion de minerais métalliques, de l,affinage de certains métaux ainsi que de la combustion à haute température de matières, telles que la houille.

OBS

«scorie» : Rare au singulier.

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Waste Management
OBS

The Ontario Waste Exchange is successfully matching waste material with new users throughout the province.... examples of typical wastes served by the exchange :(1) 300 kg of unused acid in northern Ontario were taken by a metal reclaimer in southern Ontario...(7) 18 tonnes of lead dross went to a metal trading company for recovery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Gestion des déchets
OBS

"Bourse ontarienne des déchets" : D'après le service de traduction d'Environnement Ontario.

Spanish

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