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AIRBORNE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
- Radioactive Contamination
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- airborne plume of radioactive material 1, record 1, English, airborne%20plume%20of%20radioactive%20material
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
airborne plume of radioactive material: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2, record 1, English, - airborne%20plume%20of%20radioactive%20material
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
- Pollution par radioactivité
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- panache de matières radioactives en suspension dans l'air
1, record 1, French, panache%20de%20mati%C3%A8res%20radioactives%20en%20suspension%20dans%20l%27air
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
panache de matières radioactives en suspension dans l'air : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’énergie nucléaire» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 2, record 1, French, - panache%20de%20mati%C3%A8res%20radioactives%20en%20suspension%20dans%20l%27air
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 1994-12-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
- Radiation Protection
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- airborne radioactive material
1, record 2, English, airborne%20radioactive%20material
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For sources of radiation inside the body, personal monitoring is accomplished by direct (in vivo) measurement on the body, or a measurement on material excreted, exhaled or otherwise sampled from the body. It also includes the continuous monitoring of airborne radioactive material, by means of an air sampling device carried by the individual. 1, record 2, English, - airborne%20radioactive%20material
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
- Radioprotection
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- matière radioactive en suspension dans l'air
1, record 2, French, mati%C3%A8re%20radioactive%20en%20suspension%20dans%20l%27air
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cas des sources de rayonnement qui se trouvent dans l'organisme, le contrôle individuel se fait par une mesure directe in vivo dans l'organisme ou par une mesure sur des matières excrétées, exhalées ou prélevées autrement du corps. Cela comprend aussi le contrôle continu des matières radioactives en suspension dans l'air par un dispositif d'échantillonnage de l'air que porte la personne visée. 1, record 2, French, - mati%C3%A8re%20radioactive%20en%20suspension%20dans%20l%27air
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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