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UTILITY POLE [2 records]

Record 1 2023-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Power Networks and Distrib. Stations (Elec.)
CONT

Utility poles carry electric cables, copper telephone lines, and fiber-optic internet cables a safe distance from the ground. Streetlights and electrical transformers are mounted on them. ... In order to last for decades after they are sunk into the ground, wood utility poles need preservatives that fend off termites, fungi, and the elements. ... About half the wood poles in the US [United States] are treated with pentachlorophenol ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réseaux et postes (Distribution électrique)
CONT

Historiquement, les poteaux des services publics pour le transport de l'électricité et des télécommunications ont été traités au PCP [pentachlorophénol]; une solution organochlorée dans une huile de pétrole.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Redes y plantas de distribución (Electricidad)
CONT

El pentaclorofenol tuvo amplio uso como pesticida y para preservar madera. [...] Todavía se usa industrialmente como preservativo para madera en postes de empresas de servicio público, rieles de ferrocarriles y pilotes de muelles.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

utility pole: an item in the "Structures" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

poteau de ligne de transmission : objet de la classe «Constructions» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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