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DEGREE RELIANCE [3 records]

Record 1 2011-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Water Pollution
  • Soil Pollution
CONT

The term "monitored natural attenuation"(MNA) refers to the reliance on natural attenuation processes(within the context of a carefully controlled and monitored site cleanup approach) to achieve site-specific remediation objectives... MNA is often dubbed "passive" remediation because natural attenuation processes occur without human intervention to a varying degree at all sites.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Pollution du sol
CONT

L'atténuation naturelle contrôlée est un mode de gestion de sites pollués qui consiste à surveiller la dépollution des eaux souterraines par des processus naturels (dispersion, dilution, adsorption, biodégradation, ...). Elle s'applique aux polluants organiques [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Auditing (Accounting)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)
DEF

Mesure dans laquelle le vérificateur (auditeur, réviseur) peut s'appuyer sur certains contrôles internes pour atteindre son objectif de réunir suffisamment d'éléments probants pour étayer convenablement son rapport.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 1994-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

These may relate to estimates of the time during which the person will be exposed, or to the degree of reliance that can be placed on a plan to use only collimated radiation or beams in a certain safe direction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Elles peuvent dépendre des calculs du temps d'exposition ou du degré de fiabilité à accorder à un plan d'utilisation de rayonnements collimatés seulement ou de faisceaux pointés dans une certaine direction sûre.

Spanish

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