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Record 1 2022-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Air Pollution
CONT

Large amounts of fine polluted particles due to anthropogenic activities can enter into the lower atmosphere and may pollute the lower water clouds, especially continental cumulus. Continental polluted cumulus (CPCU) plays an important role in the process of atmospheric radiative transfer and the Earth's environmental change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Pollution de l'air

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Pollution
  • Water Pollution
  • Effects of Pollution
CONT

The plant and soil samples used in this study were collected from a known metal-contaminated site ... Past industrial activities, including a gasoline station, salvage yard, auto body shop, and recycling of lead batteries, have contributed to elevated metal concentrations in this site.

CONT

In situations where a metal-contaminated site poses an imminent threat to human or ecological health from metal leaching into the environment, it may be necessary to implement remedial action immediately.

Key term(s)
  • metal contaminated site
  • metal polluted site

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution du sol
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Effets de la pollution
CONT

Les scientifiques étudient également la biodiversité de sites pollués par les métaux dans tout le Canada.

CONT

Par la suite, on pourrait dresser un inventaire des végétaux susceptibles d'être plantés dans d'autres sites pollués par les métaux.

Spanish

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Record 3 2019-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Pollution (General)
CONT

At the plants, the polluted waste is broken down into its base chemicals, using a series of physical, chemical and biological processes.

OBS

Waste is considered to be an uncountable noun. However, it is often found in the plural form (wastes), particularly when speaking of different types of waste.

Key term(s)
  • polluted wastes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Pollution (Généralités)
CONT

Dans le cas des déchets pollués, nous pouvons penser aux vêtements, aux chiffons, aux matériaux absorbants, aux emballages vides, aux gants, etc. contaminés avec des hydrocarbures, de la peinture, de l'encre, de la colle, du vernis ou des solvants.

Key term(s)
  • déchet pollué

Spanish

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Record 4 2019-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

... although the initial number of dirty packets is extremely small, it becomes [more and more] significant [as the number of] polluted peers [increases.]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

Afin d'empêcher le réseau d'être complètement inondé par des paquets pollués, il est nécessaire d'avoir un «confinement saut-à-saut».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
  • Internet y telemática
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Record 5 2011-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of NATO Publications
Universal entry(ies)
STANAG 1408
publication code, see observation
OBS

STANAGS (Standardization Agreements) are NATO publications used by the Department of National Defence as works of reference.

OBS

STANAG 1408: NATO standardization agreement code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres des publications de l'OTAN
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
STANAG 1408
publication code, see observation
OBS

STANAG 1408 : code d'accord de normalisation de l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 6 2004-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollution (General)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

Cultivation of fibre plants in environmentally damaged areas and their industrial use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution (Généralités)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

La culture des plantes à fibres dans les zones polluées et leur utilisation industrielle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación (Generalidades)
  • Vocabulario general
DEF

Área con problemas permanentes de contaminación.

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Record 7 2004-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
CONT

Surprisingly, rain chemistry has not been generally recognized as a cause of plant injury except in some instances where heavily polluted rain or mists occurred close to industrial sources (Smith 1872).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del aire
DEF

Tipo especial de niebla que contiene humos de diversa índole. Desempeña un importante papel en los problemas de contaminación atmosférica por sus desagradables y peligrosos efectos.

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Record 8 2002-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Atmospheric Physics
DEF

Air containing dust, smoke, micro-organisms or gases different from those which normally compose it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Air contenant de la poussière, de la fumée, des micro-organismes ou des gaz autres que ceux qui le composent normalement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del aire
  • Física de la atmósfera
DEF

Aire que contiene en suspensión partículas de polvo, humo, microorganismos o gases diferentes de los que normalmente lo componen.

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Record 9 2000-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
DEF

Water that exceeds a given maximum concentration of substances or elements whose consumption or use is hazardous for living beings and therefore not suitable for its initially intended purpose.

OBS

polluted water: definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

OBS

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Eau qui contient une quantité maximum de substances ou d'éléments dont la consommation est nuisible pour les êtres vivants, ce qui la rend inutilisable pour le but auquel elle était destinée.

OBS

eau polluée: définition extraite du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduite avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

OBS

Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del agua
DEF

Agua que sobrepasa una concentración máxima dada de sustancias o elementos, cuyo consumo o utilización es nociva para los seres vivos y la hace no apta para el uso o actividad a la que se le había destinado.

OBS

agua contaminada: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 10 1997-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

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Record 11 1991-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Water Pollution

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Pollution de l'eau
OBS

Accord Canada-Ont. relatif à la qualité de l'eau dans les Grands Lacs.

Spanish

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Record 12 1990-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioactive Ores (Mining)
  • Nuclear Power Stations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minerais radioactifs (Mines métalliques)
  • Centrales nucléaires
CONT

Certains enrichisseurs acceptent l'uranium de retraitement pour un réenrichissement immédiat, d'autres prévoient des opérations spécifiques pour traiter séparément l'uranium pollué en U232, U234 et U236, de l'uranium naturel frais (...)

Spanish

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Record 13 1988-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
OBS

Forest dieback.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
OBS

Dépérissement des forêts.

Spanish

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Record 14 1985-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

Evidence that rain containing sulphur pollutants in their different forms may be important to plant growth and competition in the field has come from studies by Ferguson and Lee (1978) who were concerned with heavily polluted conditions such as the southern Pennines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales

Spanish

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Record 15 1985-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
CONT

For a long time plant injury has been associated with exposure to polluted atmospheres, sulphur dioxide and other acidic gases often being clearly implicated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air

Spanish

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Record 16 1985-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
CONT

Surprisingly, rain chemistry has not been generally recognized as a cause of plant injury except in some instances where heavily polluted rain or mists occurred close to industrial sources (Smith 1872).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air

Spanish

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Record 17 1984-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Water Pollution
CONT

This type of filter may also constitute a first stage in high-pressure biological purification of heavily polluted town sewage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Pollution de l'eau
CONT

Ce type de lits bactériens peut constituer également un premier stade d'épuration biologique à haute charge sur des effluents très chargés.

Spanish

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Record 18 1984-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Phraseology
  • Water Pollution
CONT

Water polluted with rolling-mill scale and dross.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie
  • Pollution de l'eau
CONT

Eau chargée de battitures de laminoirs.

Spanish

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Record 19 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
CONT

In the treatment by flotation of heavily polluted water or in sludge thickening recirculation rates may be as much as 100 to 200%.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
CONT

Pour une flottation d'eaux chargées ou un épaississement de boue [les] taux de recyclage peuvent par contre être de 100 à 200 %.

Spanish

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Record 20 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautics and Aerospace Industry
OBS

MAS.69.165.e

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aéronautique et aérospatiale
OBS

ibid. aéronautique(équipement) 106jp.5-6-74

Spanish

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