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Record 1 2016-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
CONT

Particulate matter (PM) ... consists of microscopic solid and liquid particles of various origins that remain suspended in air for any length of time. ... Total particulate matter (TPM). TPM includes any PM with a diameter less than 100 microns.

OBS

total particulate matter: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
CONT

Les particules (PM) désignent toute particule microscopique solide ou liquide de diverses origines qui demeure en suspension dans l'air pendant un certain temps. [...] Matière particulaire totale (MPT). Toute particule dont le diamètre est inférieur à 100 microns.

OBS

matière particulaires totale : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del aire
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Record 2 2001-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Oriental Religions
DEF

Religious organisation for Protestant Christians in China. It believes the church should be self-propagating, self-supporting and self-governing. i.e. totally independent of foreign help. It is directly accountable to the Communist Party. The top leadership is political, but most lower level pastors and ordinary believers love the Lord.

Key term(s)
  • Three-Self

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Religions orientales
OBS

En 1950, les chrétiens sont entraînés dans le Mouvement des Trois Autonomies (de propagande, de gouvernement, et de financement) lancé par le gouvernement [chinois].

Key term(s)
  • Trois Autonomies

Spanish

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