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POLLUTION CRIME [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-02-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Sociology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- urban sociology
1, record 1, English, urban%20sociology
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Urban sociology : This branch of sociology studies urbanization or development of cities, urban social life and culture, as well as urban social problems, ranging from destitution and poverty to crime and environmental pollution. 1, record 1, English, - urban%20sociology
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie urbaine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sociologie urbaine
1, record 1, French, sociologie%20urbaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-08-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Safety (Water Transport)
- National and International Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- marine security
1, record 2, English, marine%20security
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Efforts to enhance marine security must be balanced with the need to maintain the free flow of trade and people, which in turn maintains the competitiveness of Canada's marine sector and our economic vitality. Enhancing security has many benefits, especially in combating organized crime, enhancing search and rescue capabilities, conserving our fisheries and combating marine pollution. Perhaps most importantly, it also improves the ability to prevent terrorists or terrorist devices from entering Canada or accessing our marine transportation system. 2, record 2, English, - marine%20security
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité (Transport par eau)
- Sécurité nationale et internationale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sûreté maritime
1, record 2, French, s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20maritime
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les efforts visant à rehausser la sûreté maritime doivent être équilibrés avec la nécessité de maintenir la libre circulation des échanges commerciaux et des gens, qui contribue à son tour à maintenir la position concurrentielle du secteur maritime du Canada de même que notre vitalité économique. Il y a plusieurs avantages à accroître la sûreté, en particulier au chapitre de la lutte contre le crime organisé, de l'accroissement des capacités en matière de recherche et sauvetage, de la protection de nos pêches et de la lutte contre la pollution du milieu marin. Plus important encore, l'accroissement de la sûreté accroît également notre capacité d'empêcher les terroristes ou les dispositifs terroristes de pénétrer au Canada ou d'avoir accès à notre système de transport maritime. 1, record 2, French, - s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20maritime
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le domaine du transport aérien et maritime , le terme «security» est rendu en français par «sûreté». 2, record 2, French, - s%C3%BBret%C3%A9%20maritime
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Seguridad (Transporte por agua)
- Seguridad nacional e internacional
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- seguridad marítima
1, record 2, Spanish, seguridad%20mar%C3%ADtima
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-02-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- chemical fingerprinting
1, record 3, English, chemical%20fingerprinting
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mr. Dodge is experienced with an environmental forensics technique called chemical fingerprinting. He has used this technique to identify potentially responsible sources of dioxins at a multi-party Superfund site and the potential sources of dioxins and PCBs impacting a Venice Lagoon in Italy. 2, record 3, English, - chemical%20fingerprinting
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Can these PCB analyses be used for anything other than just describing the environmental situation in the area where the samples were taken? Is it possible to find out who produced the environmental toxin? Is there a "fingerprint" at the pollution "crime scenes" along the coast? The answer to all these questions was an emphatic yes. The idea behind the so-called "chemical fingerprinting" is simple : PCB is not an individual substance but a collective term for 209 different environmental toxins. PCB manufacturers produced a variety of PCB blends. Konieczny's method is just as simple if we know the composition of the blends, we can also locate them today. 3, record 3, English, - chemical%20fingerprinting
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Chemical Fingerprinting in the Environment. ... Problem: Determine if the origin of chemicals found at field sites can be traced to specific chemical sources/processes. Project Activity Scope ... Interaction mechanisms through Measurement & Analysis System Applications. PNNL Solution: Evaluated chemicals present at site. Used chemical database to estimate chemical stability & reactions at site. Analyzed co-present chemicals to project back-in-time to identify & estimate source contributions. Successfully performed analysis at several waste sites. 4, record 3, English, - chemical%20fingerprinting
Record 3, Key term(s)
- chemical finger printing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- technique d'empreinte chimique
1, record 3, French, technique%20d%27empreinte%20chimique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- technique des empreintes chimiques 2, record 3, French, technique%20des%20empreintes%20chimiques
correct, feminine noun
- détermination de l'empreinte chimique 3, record 3, French, d%C3%A9termination%20de%20l%27empreinte%20chimique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la maîtrise des dépôts moléculaires vers des zones prédéfinies d'une surface est un enjeu important si l'on envisage de bâtir des dispositifs électroniques. L'équipe «Systèmes Moléculaires Organisés» fait ainsi appel aux ressources conjuguées de la lithographie électronique classique et de la lithographie «douce» (technique d'empreinte chimique) pour forcer l'adsorption sélective de vésicules ou de nanotubes de carbone et contrôler les dépôts moléculaires. 1, record 3, French, - technique%20d%27empreinte%20chimique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les sédiments d'un lac où les saumons étaient abondants contenaient dix fois plus de BPC que les sédiments d'un lac voisin sans saumons. La détermination de l'empreinte chimique du type de BPC identifie clairement les poissons comme la source des BPC contenus dans les sédiments. 3, record 3, French, - technique%20d%27empreinte%20chimique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les différentes techniques scientifiques utilisées dans les laboratoires de sciences légales sont devenues des outils indispensables pour l'établissement de la preuve et de la vérité. L'empreinte chimique est aussi fiable pour l'identification et la confirmation de la présence d'une substance que l'est une empreinte digitale pour l'identification d'un suspect. 4, record 3, French, - technique%20d%27empreinte%20chimique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le spectre du carbone peut [...] servir d'empreinte chimique dans l'analyse microscopique de composés polymères, de grande importance pour l'industrie chimique. 5, record 3, French, - technique%20d%27empreinte%20chimique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-03-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Road Traffic
- Urban Planning
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- suburban traffic
1, record 4, English, suburban%20traffic
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Disillusionment about life in the suburbs where crime, traffic congestion, and air pollution have become problems.... In Atlanta, a city without a tradition of downtown housing, people are moving downtown to escape the suburban traffic. 2, record 4, English, - suburban%20traffic
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Circulation routière
- Aménagement urbain
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- trafic suburbain
1, record 4, French, trafic%20suburbain
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- trafic de banlieue 2, record 4, French, trafic%20de%20banlieue
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble des transports effectués sur des lignes qui relient à une agglomération urbaine les localités voisines qui constituent avec elle un ensemble économique. 3, record 4, French, - trafic%20suburbain
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'un des résultats de l'enquête a été la révision de la matrice Origine-destination, utilisée de façon plus appronfondie pour l'évaluation de l'impact sur l'énergie et les émissions polluantes des 3 scénarios suivants : [...] 3- Rétention du trafic de banlieue à l'entrée de la ville, au moyen de plusieurs parcs de stationnement et l'offre de systèmes de déplacement alternatifs, afin de réduire les encombrements sur le réseau routier principal aux heures de pointes. 4, record 4, French, - trafic%20suburbain
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
trafic : Ce mot ajoute à «circulation» l'idée de densité, de volume. Il se dit pour désigner la fréquence et l'importance de la circulation. 5, record 4, French, - trafic%20suburbain
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«Circulation», désigne toujours un mouvement. [...] Se rappeler que «trafic» n'est nullement un synonyme de «circulation» et qu'on ne peut dire, par exemple, «le trafic lourd» au lieu de «la circulation des véhicules lourds» [...] Trafic [s'emploie] au sens de «densité et fréquence de la circulation» [...] 6, record 4, French, - trafic%20suburbain
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 OBS
circulation : Mouvement des véhicules sur la voirie [...] Le terme de trafic [...] n'est pas tout à fait synonyme : il désigne le volume de la circulation. 7, record 4, French, - trafic%20suburbain
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Noter que le terme «trafic» est souvent confondu à tort avec «circulation» même dans des sources habituellement dignes de foi. 8, record 4, French, - trafic%20suburbain
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1996-02-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
- International Relations
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- New Transatlantic Agenda 1, record 5, English, New%20Transatlantic%20Agenda
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The U. S.-EU agreement-the «New Transatlantic Agenda»-signed in Madrid in December 1995 contained a program of cooperation in a number of areas including : promoting democracy and stability in Eastern Europe; reducing trade barriers; fighting international crime et terrorism; controlling environmental pollution; and stemming international refugee flows. 1, record 5, English, - New%20Transatlantic%20Agenda
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s): Delegation of the European Commission in Canada. 1, record 5, English, - New%20Transatlantic%20Agenda
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
- Relations internationales
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Nouveau plan d'action transatlantique
1, record 5, French, Nouveau%20plan%20d%27action%20transatlantique
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'accord entre les É.-U. et l'UE - le «Nouveau plan d'action transatlantique» - signé à Madrid en décembre 1995 renferme un programme de coopération dans un certain nombre de domaines, notamment en ce qui concerne la promotion de la démocratie et de la stabilité en Europe de l'Est, la réduction des barrières commerciales, la lutte contre le crime et le terrorisme internationaux, la lutte contre la pollution de l'environnement et l'endiguement de l'afflux de réfugiés à l'échelle internationale. 1, record 5, French, - Nouveau%20plan%20d%27action%20transatlantique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s) : Délégation de la Commission européenne au Canada. 1, record 5, French, - Nouveau%20plan%20d%27action%20transatlantique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1993-07-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Parks and Botanical Gardens
- Offences and crimes
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- crime against wildlife
1, record 6, English, crime%20against%20wildlife
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
While the importance of legislation in protecting natural heritage resources has increased, so too have visitation, new forms of recreation, crimes against wildlife, pollution and crime in general. 1, record 6, English, - crime%20against%20wildlife
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Parcs et jardins botaniques
- Infractions et crimes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- crime contre la faune
1, record 6, French, crime%20contre%20la%20faune
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parallèlement à la protection légale accrue du patrimoine naturel,le nombre de visiteurs, la pratique de nouveaux loisirs, les crimes contre la faune, la pollution et la criminalité en général ont aussi augmenté. 1, record 6, French, - crime%20contre%20la%20faune
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1985-11-20
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- pollution crime
1, record 7, English, pollution%20crime
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- crime de pollution
1, record 7, French, crime%20de%20pollution
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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