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WOOD WASTES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wood Industries
- Waste Management
- Biomass Energy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wood waste
1, record 1, English, wood%20waste
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- waste wood 2, record 1, English, waste%20wood
correct
- wood residues 3, record 1, English, wood%20residues
correct, plural
- woodwaste 2, record 1, English, woodwaste
correct
- woody waste 4, record 1, English, woody%20waste
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nearly six million tons of wood waste (e.g. urban wood waste, woody debris from suburban land clearing, and rural forestry residuals) were generated in 2003 according to the EPA [Environmental Protection Agency]. 5, record 1, English, - wood%20waste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "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. 6, record 1, English, - wood%20waste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
wood waste: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report. 6, record 1, English, - wood%20waste
Record 1, Key term(s)
- wood wastes
- woodwastes
- woody wastes
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du bois
- Gestion des déchets
- Énergie de la biomasse
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déchets de bois
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9chets%20de%20bois
correct, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- déchets ligneux 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9chets%20ligneux
correct, masculine noun, plural
- résidus de bois 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sidus%20de%20bois
correct, masculine noun, plural
- résidus ligneux 4, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sidus%20ligneux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les résidus de bois comprennent les déchets rejetés par les scieries, les entreprises de transformation du bois (sciure, dosse), les élagages, le bois usé, [...] 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9chets%20de%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Selon le directeur du Programme des Nations Unies pour l'Environnement, les termites possèdent des bactéries capables de transformer «de manière efficace et économique les déchets de bois en sucres pour la production d'éthanol». Les enzymes trouvées dans le tube digestif des termites et produites par ces bactéries symbiotiques sont en effet capables de convertir le bois en sucres en 24 heures. Le potentiel de la filière cellulosique est énorme et les technologies évoluent rapidement. 5, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9chets%20de%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déchets de bois : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques. 6, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9chets%20de%20bois
Record 1, Key term(s)
- déchet ligneux
- déchet de bois
- résidu de bois
- résidu ligneux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Industria maderera
- Gestión de los desechos
- Energía de la biomasa
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desperdicios
1, record 1, Spanish, desperdicios
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 1, Key term(s)
- desperdicio
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-06-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wood Industries
- Biomass Energy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wood processing residues
1, record 2, English, wood%20processing%20residues
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- wood-processing residues 2, record 2, English, wood%2Dprocessing%20residues
correct, plural
- wood processing waste 3, record 2, English, wood%20processing%20waste
correct
- wood-processing waste 4, record 2, English, wood%2Dprocessing%20waste
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wood processing waste: The forestry industry harvests and collects wood for two major ends: fiber for pulp (and eventually paper) and for chip board and the stronger oriented strand board (OSB), as well as lumber for the construction industry. ... There is, however, a fairly significant portion of the timber that is transported to mills that goes to waste: cut-ends, sawdust, rejected wood that is too warped, pulp batches that are unsaleable. ... Wood processing waste can be used as brute biomass and burned for thermal electricity generation. 3, record 2, English, - wood%20processing%20residues
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "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. 5, record 2, English, - wood%20processing%20residues
Record 2, Key term(s)
- wood processing wastes
- wood-processing wastes
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie du bois
- Énergie de la biomasse
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- résidus de transformation du bois
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9sidus%20de%20transformation%20du%20bois
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- déchets de transformation du bois 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9chets%20de%20transformation%20du%20bois
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tout déchet provenant de bois transformé en n'importe quelle sorte de produit, c'est-à-dire bois débité ou bois manufacturé. Ceci inclut, entre autres, les déchets de sciage et d'usinage. 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9sidus%20de%20transformation%20du%20bois
Record 2, Key term(s)
- résidu de transformation du bois
- déchet de transformation du bois
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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