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POLLUTE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-12-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pollution (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- befoul
1, record 1, English, befoul
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pollute 2, record 1, English, pollute
correct, verb
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To make foul with or as if with dirt or filth. 3, record 1, English, - befoul
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- polluer
1, record 1, French, polluer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Introduire directement ou indirectement un polluant dans un milieu donné. 2, record 1, French, - polluer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contaminar 1, record 1, Spanish, contaminar
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-07-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Water Pollution
- Black Products (Petroleum)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pollute with oil
1, record 2, English, pollute%20with%20oil
proposal, verb phrase
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pollute with fuel oil 1, record 2, English, pollute%20with%20fuel%20oil
proposal, verb phrase
- pollute with oil slick 1, record 2, English, pollute%20with%20oil%20slick
proposal, verb phrase
- damage by the oil slick 1, record 2, English, damage%20by%20the%20oil%20slick
proposal, verb phrase
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a golden eagle damaged by the oil slick. 2, record 2, English, - pollute%20with%20oil
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Romanian Black Sea shore polluted with oil. 3, record 2, English, - pollute%20with%20oil
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'eau
- Produits noirs (Pétrole)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mazouter
1, record 2, French, mazouter
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- souiller de mazout 1, record 2, French, souiller%20de%20mazout
correct, verb phrase
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plages mazoutées, oiseaux mazoutés. 2, record 2, French, - mazouter
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-03-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Economics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pollution facility
1, record 3, English, pollution%20facility
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- facility to pollute 1, record 3, English, facility%20to%20pollute
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The price at which he could have sold more units of the new product, clean air, must, of course be treated by him as a cost of production in producing the old product, insofar as he still uses some pollution facility. 1, record 3, English, - pollution%20facility
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Économie environnementale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- possibilité de polluer
1, record 3, French, possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20polluer
proposal, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Situation dans laquelle se trouve une entreprise qui peut polluer l'environnement soit que les lois existantes ne peuvent la contraindre à agir autrement, soit qu'elle a reçu de l'État des droits à polluer, soit qu'elle a acheté à une autre entreprise des permis de polluer. 1, record 3, French, - possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20polluer
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous avons vu que le producteur utilise la possibilité de polluer, comme tout autre facteur de production, jusqu'au point où la production marginale qui en résulte est égale à son coût pour l'entreprise. 2, record 3, French, - possibilit%C3%A9%20de%20polluer
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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