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EMISION AIRE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fugitive emission
1, record 1, English, fugitive%20emission
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A controlled product in gas, liquid or solid form that escapes from processing equipment, from control emission equipment or from a product. 2, record 1, English, - fugitive%20emission
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fugitive emission: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the National Inventory Report, the Black Carbon Inventory and the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report. 3, record 1, English, - fugitive%20emission
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- émission fugitive
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9mission%20fugitive
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Produit contrôlé sous forme gazeuse, liquide ou solide qui s'échappe d'un appareil de transformation, d'un dispositif antipollution ou d'un produit. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9mission%20fugitive
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
émission fugitive : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre du Rapport d'inventaire national, de l'inventaire de carbone noir et de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9mission%20fugitive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- emisión fugitiva
1, record 1, Spanish, emisi%C3%B3n%20fugitiva
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Emisión de una sustancia o componente, no controlados, al aire, al agua o al suelo. 2, record 1, Spanish, - emisi%C3%B3n%20fugitiva
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- air emission
1, record 2, English, air%20emission
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- atmospheric emission 2, record 2, English, atmospheric%20emission
correct
- airborne emission 3, record 2, English, airborne%20emission
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Site Specific Hazard Assessment. ... The source must first be defined in terms of chemistry and quantity of contaminated liquid effluent (leachate) or air emission produced. 1, record 2, English, - air%20emission
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
emission: Discharge or release to the ambient air space of any air contaminant. 4, record 2, English, - air%20emission
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
airborne: This term may be used as a synonym of "atmospheric". However, unlike "atmospheric", "airborne" is usually reserved to ground level altitudes and is not used for very high altitudes (hundreds of kilometers above the Earth's surface). As well, "airborne" distinguishes itself from "atmospheric" in that it can refer to "ambient air" or "indoor pollution". 5, record 2, English, - air%20emission
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
airborne: Usually, this means "suspended in the atmosphere" (in French: "en suspension dans l'air"). This sense is not quite suitable for the concept of emissions "produced in the air". 6, record 2, English, - air%20emission
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
emission: This term is usually used in the plural (emissions), to denote the substances which have been discharged as a whole. 6, record 2, English, - air%20emission
Record 2, Key term(s)
- air emissions
- airborne emissions
- air-borne emission
- air-borne emissions
- atmospheric emissions
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- émission dans l'atmosphère
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9mission%20dans%20l%27atmosph%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- émission atmosphérique 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9mission%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
correct, feminine noun
- rejet dans l'atmosphère 3, record 2, French, rejet%20dans%20l%27atmosph%C3%A8re
proposal, masculine noun
- rejet atmosphérique 3, record 2, French, rejet%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «émission» désigne l'action d'émettre, de transmettre. Par exemple : Émission dans l'atmosphère d'un effluent gazeux, de poussières ou de particules liquides. Le terme «rejet» désigne le produit ou la substance qui est rejeté; en pollution atmosphérique, cependant, «rejet» est parfois utilisé comme synonyme d'«émission». 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9mission%20dans%20l%27atmosph%C3%A8re
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
émission; rejet : Ces termes sont employés la plupart du temps au pluriel (émissions, rejets), pour désigner l'ensemble des produits rejetés. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9mission%20dans%20l%27atmosph%C3%A8re
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
atmosphérique : Pour certains auteurs, ce déterminant comprend une gamme d'altitudes allant de l'exosphère (500 km) à la troposphère (1 km). 4, record 2, French, - %C3%A9mission%20dans%20l%27atmosph%C3%A8re
Record 2, Key term(s)
- émissions dans l'atmosphère
- émissions atmosphériques
- rejets dans l'atmosphère
- rejets atmosphériques
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- emisión al aire
1, record 2, Spanish, emisi%C3%B3n%20al%20aire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- emisión a la atmósfera 2, record 2, Spanish, emisi%C3%B3n%20a%20la%20atm%C3%B3sfera
feminine noun
- emisión aérea 2, record 2, Spanish, emisi%C3%B3n%20a%C3%A9rea
feminine noun
- emisión transportada por el aire 3, record 2, Spanish, emisi%C3%B3n%20transportada%20por%20el%20aire
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2, Key term(s)
- emisiones al aire
- emisiones a la atmósfera
- emisiones aéreas
- emisiones transportadas por el aire
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-08-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Pollution (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- emission
1, record 3, English, emission
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- release 2, record 3, English, release
correct, noun
- discharge of contaminants 3, record 3, English, discharge%20of%20contaminants
- emission of pollutants 4, record 3, English, emission%20of%20pollutants
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Introduction of pollutants into the environment. 5, record 3, English, - emission
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pollution (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- émission
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9mission
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- rejet 2, record 3, French, rejet
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Introduction de polluants dans l'environnement. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%A9mission
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 DEF
«Rejet» : action d'évacuer un résidu, un effluent, une eau usée. 4, record 3, French, - %C3%A9mission
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación (Generalidades)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- emisión
1, record 3, Spanish, emisi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- descarga en la atmósfera 2, record 3, Spanish, descarga%20en%20la%20atm%C3%B3sfera
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Introducción de contaminantes en el medio ambiente. 3, record 3, Spanish, - emisi%C3%B3n
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Emisión aérea, Emisión a la atmósfera, Emisión al aire. 4, record 3, Spanish, - emisi%C3%B3n
Record 4 - internal organization data 2002-02-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Air Pollution
- Waste Management
- Radioactive Contamination
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- permit to discharge
1, record 4, English, permit%20to%20discharge
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- licence to discharge 2, record 4, English, licence%20to%20discharge
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The new licences will set out maximum annual load limits for significant pollutants, and industry will have the flexibility to determine how best to comply with those provisions. Concentration limits will be specified, with the concentration of the pollutant most likely to harm the environment obviously attracting the most expensive licence to discharge pollutants into air ... 3, record 4, English, - permit%20to%20discharge
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... permit to discharge air pollutants ... 4, record 4, English, - permit%20to%20discharge
Record 4, Key term(s)
- discharge permit
- discharge licence
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Pollution de l'air
- Gestion des déchets
- Pollution par radioactivité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- permis de rejet
1, record 4, French, permis%20de%20rejet
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- autorisation de rejet 2, record 4, French, autorisation%20de%20rejet
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Déclaration] obligatoire pour les six polluants atmosphériques assujettis à des critères, pour lesquels l'établissement détient un permis de rejet dans l'air. 3, record 4, French, - permis%20de%20rejet
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une fabrique de pâtes et papiers de Prince Rupert a plaidé coupable devant la cour provinciale après avoir violé les termes de son permis de rejet de déchets. 4, record 4, French, - permis%20de%20rejet
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Les autorisations de rejet dans l'air sont les actes les plus nombreux parmi les propositions affichées au Registre environnemental. 5, record 4, French, - permis%20de%20rejet
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le domaine de la pollution de l'eau, on emploie aussi les expressions «permis (ou d'autorisation) de déversement». Voir aussi cette fiche dans TERMIUM. 6, record 4, French, - permis%20de%20rejet
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho ambiental
- Contaminación del aire
- Gestión de los desechos
- Contaminación por radioactividad
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- permiso de emisión
1, record 4, Spanish, permiso%20de%20emisi%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- permiso de descarga 2, record 4, Spanish, permiso%20de%20descarga
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
permiso de emisiones atmosfericas : Autorización que otorga la Corporación para el desarrollo sostenible del Norte y oriente Amazónico C.D.A., para que una persona natural o jurídica, pública o privada, dentro de los límites permisibles y en las condiciones señaladas en las normas ambientales, pueda realizar emisiones o descargas contaminantes a la atmósfera, de acuerdo a lo establecido en el Decreto 948 de junio 5 de 1995 y demás normas complementarias y reglamentarias vigentes. 3, record 4, Spanish, - permiso%20de%20emisi%C3%B3n
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En una primera etapa, sin embargo, y debido a las limitaciones iniciales de la COA, solamente se deberá informar obligatoriamente sobre sustancias para las que una planta tiene permiso de emisión al aire(aproximadamente 30 contaminantes). 4, record 4, Spanish, - permiso%20de%20emisi%C3%B3n
Record 4, Key term(s)
- permiso de emisiones
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