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Record 1 1997-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
OBS

... the transportation sector is responsible for the release of about two-thirds of the carbon monoxide that causes air pollution in U.S. urban areas and about 40% of the smog-forming compounds. [Source: ethanol project - Wymanwk.en p. 1].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents de pollution
OBS

[...] le secteur des transports (US-DOE, 1996) [...] est aussi responsable de l'émission des deux-tiers environ de l'oxyde de carbone qui pollue les grandes villes américaines, d'environ 40 % des produits générateurs de smog et du quart environ des émissions de dioxyde de carbone (qui pourraient amener un changement climatique à l'échelle de la planète) (US-DOE, 1996).[Source: projet éthanol - Wymanwk.fr p. 1].

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