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EPA [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2011-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Security
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

The term "hazardous waste" has been defined by CCREM [Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment] as "those wastes which due to their nature and quantity are potentially hazardous to human health and or the environment and require special disposal techniques to eliminate or reduce the hazard."

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)
  • hazardous wastes
  • dangerous wastes

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Sécurité
  • Déchets nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Les «déchets dangereux» sont des déchets qui posent un risque à la santé et ou à l'environnement à cause de leur nature et de leur quantité.

OBS

Les huiles à moteur usagées, les déchets radioactifs constituent des exemples de déchets dangereux.

Key term(s)
  • déchet dangereux
  • résidu dangereux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Seguridad
  • Desechos nucleares
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
OBS

Según la EPA, todo producto que satisface cualquiera de estos criterios : 1) Inflamabilidad; 2) Reactividad; 3) Corrosividad; 4) Toxicidad.

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Record 2 2004-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Pollution (General)
OBS

An agency of the Federal government responsible for: the establishment and enforcement of environmental protection standards consistent with national environmental goals: the conduct of research on the adverse effects of pollution and on methods or equipment for controlling it: the accumulation and dissemination of information to develop and strengthen environmental protection programs and formulate related policy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Pollution (Généralités)
Key term(s)
  • Agence des États-Unis pour la protection de l'environnement
  • Agence pour la protection de l'environnement

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Contaminación (Generalidades)
OBS

Organismo para la protección del medio ambiente.

Key term(s)
  • Agencia Federal de Protección del Medio Ambiente
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