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POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-07-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Pollutants
- Toxicology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
1, record 1, English, polycyclic%20aromatic%20hydrocarbon
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- PAH 2, record 1, English, PAH
correct, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon 3, record 1, English, polynuclear%20aromatic%20%20hydrocarbon
correct, standardized
- PAH 3, record 1, English, PAH
correct, standardized
- PAH 3, record 1, English, PAH
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An organic compound composed of two or more benzene rings where the adjacent rings share two carbon atoms, non-aromatic rings may also be present. 3, record 1, English, - polycyclic%20aromatic%20hydrocarbon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Some PAHs, including benz(a)pyrene, indeno(1,2,3-cd)-pyrene and benzo(b)fluoranthene, have been shown to be carcinogenic to laboratory animals and may be carcinogenic to man. 3, record 1, English, - polycyclic%20aromatic%20hydrocarbon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons; PAH : term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - polycyclic%20aromatic%20hydrocarbon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; PAH: term and abbreviation standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report. 5, record 1, English, - polycyclic%20aromatic%20hydrocarbon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Agents de pollution
- Toxicologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hydrocarbure aromatique polycyclique
1, record 1, French, hydrocarbure%20aromatique%20polycyclique
correct, see observation, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- HAP 1, record 1, French, HAP
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- hydrocarbure polycyclique aromatique 2, record 1, French, hydrocarbure%20polycyclique%20aromatique
correct, masculine noun
- HPA 2, record 1, French, HPA
correct, masculine noun
- HPA 2, record 1, French, HPA
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Composé organique à deux noyaux benzéniques (ou plus), les noyaux adjacents partageant deux atomes de carbone, des noyaux non aromatiques peuvent également être présents. 3, record 1, French, - hydrocarbure%20aromatique%20polycyclique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Certains HAP, tels que le (a)-benzopyrène, le (1,2,3,cd)-indénopyrène et (b)-benzofluoranthène, sont reconnus comme étant carcinogènes vis-à-vis des animaux de laboratoire et peuvent être carcinogènes vis-à-vis de l'homme. 3, record 1, French, - hydrocarbure%20aromatique%20polycyclique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les scientifiques et les rédacteurs préfèrent le terme «hydrocarbure aromatique polycyclique», et son abréviation HAP, au terme «hydrocarbure polycyclique aromatique (HPA)», car il s'agit d'abord d'un hydrocarbure aromatique. 4, record 1, French, - hydrocarbure%20aromatique%20polycyclique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques; HAP : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - hydrocarbure%20aromatique%20polycyclique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
hydrocarbure aromatique polycyclique; HAP : terme et abréviation normalisés par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques. 6, record 1, French, - hydrocarbure%20aromatique%20polycyclique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Agentes contaminantes
- Toxicología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- hidrocarburo aromático policíclico
1, record 1, Spanish, hidrocarburo%20arom%C3%A1tico%20polic%C3%ADclico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- HAP 2, record 1, Spanish, HAP
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Compuesto orgánico constituido por dos o más anillos de benceno, en donde los anillos adyacentes comparten dos átomos de carbon, también pueden estar presentes anillos no aromáticos. 3, record 1, Spanish, - hidrocarburo%20arom%C3%A1tico%20polic%C3%ADclico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se ha demostrado que algunos HAP, entre ellos el benzo[a]pireno, el indenol[1,2,3-cd]-pireno y el benzo[b]fluoranteno son carcinógenos para animales de laboratorio y pueden ser carcinógenos para el ser humano. 3, record 1, Spanish, - hidrocarburo%20arom%C3%A1tico%20polic%C3%ADclico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Grupo de compuestos químicos entre los cuales se incluye el benzopireno, dibenzopireno y dibenzocridina y que son cancerígenos. 4, record 1, Spanish, - hidrocarburo%20arom%C3%A1tico%20polic%C3%ADclico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Analytical Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fluorimeter
1, record 2, English, fluorimeter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- fluorometer 2, record 2, English, fluorometer
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrument used to measure the intensity and the wavelength distribution of the light emitted as fluorescence from a molecule excited at a specific wavelength or wavelengths within the absorption band of a particular compound. 1, record 2, English, - fluorimeter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Characteristic fluorescence bands may be used to identify specific pollutants such as the polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. Excitation spectra of impurities can be observed by scanning the wavelength of the excitation light which is incident on the sample over a range of wavelengths and observing the relative intensity of the fluorescence emitted at a given wavelength. These spectra are also characteristic of the impurity. 1, record 2, English, - fluorimeter
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie analytique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fluorimètre
1, record 2, French, fluorim%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fluoromètre 2, record 2, French, fluorom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument qui mesure les rayons émis par un tube cathodique. 2, record 2, French, - fluorim%C3%A8tre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dérivation après l'injection: les très nombreuses données accumulées en chromatographie sur couche mince concernant des réactions spécifiques donnant naissance à des composés colorés ou fluorescents permettent d'envisager des détections par réaction colorée en sortie de colonne chromatographique, puis utilisation d'un spectrophotomètre UV-visible ou d'un fluorimètre. 1, record 2, French, - fluorim%C3%A8tre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-04-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Molecular Biology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- biomonitor
1, record 3, English, biomonitor
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Genotoxicity of polychlorinated biphenyl(PCB) and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon(PAH) mixtures in the white/white+ eye-mosaic assay; Backer, L. C. Pet dogs as sentinels for human exposure to environmental pollution; Ma, T.-H. Tradescantia(Spiderwort) plants as biomonitors of genotoxicity of environmental pollutants... 1, record 3, English, - biomonitor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- biomoniteur
1, record 3, French, biomoniteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les biomoniteurs sont des plantes dont on relève la présence (abondance) ou l'absence au sein des communautés végétales naturelles ou cultivées. Comme l'explique J.P. Garrec, «Ces plantes font l'objet d'identification, de comptages et d'études statistiques. L'étude diachronique est la méthode de biomonitoring la plus utilisée. Elle consiste à mesurer, sur un périmètre donné, l'évolution de la végétation au cours du temps. Il suffit, pour cela, de comparer les relevés floristiques effectués à différentes périodes de façon à détecter les changements de flore (composition spécifique, abondance) provoqués par la présence éventuelle d'éléments polluants». L'étude de la répartition des lichens est un fameux exemple de biomonitoring, utilisé notamment pour cartographier la pollution due au dioxyde de soufre autour des grandes agglomérations. 1, record 3, French, - biomoniteur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-09-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Cancers and Oncology
- The Genitals
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mule spinners’ cancer
1, record 4, English, mule%20spinners%26rsquo%3B%20cancer
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- mineral oil cancer 2, record 4, English, mineral%20oil%20cancer
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of squamous cell carcinoma affecting mule spinners in the cotton-spinning industry, due to continued soaking of the clothes and abdomen by arsenic, tar, and carcinogenic oils; it is now rare. 3, record 4, English, - mule%20spinners%26rsquo%3B%20cancer
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In addition to chimney sweeps and coal tar workers, scrotal cancer has been observed in workers exposed to mineral oils in the processing of cotton(cotton mule spinners).... Hoffman concluded that the incidence of scrotal cancer in cotton mule spinners was due to a combination of exposure to PAHs [polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons] present in the lubrication oils and chronic chemical and mechanical irritation from the trousers. 4, record 4, English, - mule%20spinners%26rsquo%3B%20cancer
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Cancers et oncologie
- Organes génitaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cancer des renvideurs
1, record 4, French, cancer%20des%20renvideurs
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
renvideur : Ouvrier fileur, chargé du renvidage. 2, record 4, French, - cancer%20des%20renvideurs
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
renvider : Enrouler le fil sur les bobines d'un métier à tisser. 2, record 4, French, - cancer%20des%20renvideurs
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-01-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Cancers and Oncology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- benzopyrene
1, record 5, English, benzopyrene
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- benzypyrene 1, record 5, English, benzypyrene
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A polynuclear(five-ring) aromatic hydrocarbon. 2, record 5, English, - benzopyrene
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Found in coal tar, cigarette smoke, and in the atmosphere as a product of incomplete combustion ... Hazard: an active carcinogen. Toxic by inhalation. 2, record 5, English, - benzopyrene
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
benzopyrene: A popular term; there are many benzopyrenes, one of them, benzo[a]pyrene ["a" italicized], being particularly active. 3, record 5, English, - benzopyrene
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Cancers et oncologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- benzopyrène
1, record 5, French, benzopyr%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Substance cancérigène pour l'estomac apparaissant lors du fumage des viandes et poissons. 2, record 5, French, - benzopyr%C3%A8ne
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
benzopyrène : Terme populaire; il y a plusieurs benzopyrènes, l'un d'entre eux, le benzo[a]pyrène [«a» en italique], étant particulièrement nocif. 3, record 5, French, - benzopyr%C3%A8ne
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Tipos de cáncer y oncología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- benzopireno
1, record 5, Spanish, benzopireno
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-03-23
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Chemistry
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- polynuclear aromatic compounds
1, record 6, English, polynuclear%20aromatic%20compounds
correct, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- PNA 2, record 6, English, PNA
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- PAH compounds 3, record 6, English, PAH%20compounds
correct, plural
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Naphthalene, anthracene, and phenanthrene are homologs of benzene; they contain several benzene rings that share two carbon atoms. As a class, these substances are called polynuclear aromatic compounds. 4, record 6, English, - polynuclear%20aromatic%20compounds
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also the record "polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon" in the TERMIUM bank. 5, record 6, English, - polynuclear%20aromatic%20compounds
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Chimie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- composés d'hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques
1, record 6, French, compos%C3%A9s%20d%27hydrocarbures%20aromatiques%20polycycliques
masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- composés d'hydrocarbures polycycliques aromatiques 1, record 6, French, compos%C3%A9s%20d%27hydrocarbures%20polycycliques%20aromatiques
proposal, masculine noun, plural
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi la fiche «hydrocarbure aromatique polycyclique» dans la banque TERMIUM. 1, record 6, French, - compos%C3%A9s%20d%27hydrocarbures%20aromatiques%20polycycliques
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1988-06-02
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Metallurgy - General
- Mining Operations
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- polynuclear aromatic 1, record 7, English, polynuclear%20aromatic
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Subject-test CANMET-METALLURGY 2, record 7, English, - polynuclear%20aromatic
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Métallurgie générale
- Exploitation minière
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- aromatique polynucléaire 1, record 7, French, aromatique%20polynucl%C3%A9aire
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1986-10-06
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Petrochemistry
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- polynuclear aromatic component 1, record 8, English, polynuclear%20aromatic%20component
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Also, a detailed compositional study of the polynuclear aromatic components in various heavy(as well as conventional) feedstocks and hydrocracked Cold Lake samples was completed under contract. 1, record 8, English, - polynuclear%20aromatic%20component
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Chimie du pétrole
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- composant aromatique polynucléaire
1, record 8, French, composant%20aromatique%20polynucl%C3%A9aire
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On a aussi terminé, dans le cadre d'un contrat, une étude détaillée de la composition des composants aromatiques polynucléaires dans divers pétroles lourds (ainsi que dans des pétroles classiques) et dans des échantillons hydrocraqués de Cold Lake. 1, record 8, French, - composant%20aromatique%20polynucl%C3%A9aire
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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