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AIRBORNE CONTAMINANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pollutants
- Air Pollution
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- air contaminant
1, record 1, English, air%20contaminant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- airborne contaminant 2, record 1, English, airborne%20contaminant
correct
- atmospheric contaminant 3, record 1, English, atmospheric%20contaminant
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A contaminant in the ambient air. 4, record 1, English, - air%20contaminant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The health professions began to show genuine interest in the fact that air contaminants could cause harm to man. 5, record 1, English, - air%20contaminant
Record 1, Key term(s)
- air-borne contaminant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Agents de pollution
- Pollution de l'air
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aérocontaminant
1, record 1, French, a%C3%A9rocontaminant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- contaminant atmosphérique 2, record 1, French, contaminant%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
- agent de contamination de l'air 3, record 1, French, agent%20de%20contamination%20de%20l%27air
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agent de contamination diffusé par le milieu atmosphérique. 4, record 1, French, - a%C3%A9rocontaminant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les aérocontaminants peuvent exister sous forme de gaz (CO ou NO2), de particules minérales (silice, charbon, asbeste [...], de particules organiques (pollens, champignons [...], ou sous forme d'aérosols (acide sulfurique, nitrique [...]). Leur pénétration plus ou moins profonde dans les voies respiratoires dépend de leur diamètre, qui doit être inférieur à 10 µm. 5, record 1, French, - a%C3%A9rocontaminant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Agentes contaminantes
- Contaminación del aire
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contaminante atmosférico
1, record 1, Spanish, contaminante%20atmosf%C3%A9rico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- contaminante transportado por el aire 2, record 1, Spanish, contaminante%20transportado%20por%20el%20aire
masculine noun
- aerocontaminante 3, record 1, Spanish, aerocontaminante
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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