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METANICO [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Climate Change
CONT

Lower Stratospheric Measurement of Non-methane Hydrocarbons. This study is ... important because non-methane hydrocarbons, if present in the stratosphere, will act as a sink for Cl in the same way that methane acts and thus reduce the ozone depletion attributable to chlorine-containing species.

OBS

NMHC: This might be an in-house or a non-recognized abbreviation; not to be used alone, to avoid any risk of confusion.

OBS

non-methane hydrocarbon; NMHC: term and abbreviation extracted from the “Glossaire de l’environnement” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Changements climatiques
DEF

Hydrocarbure ou dérivé d'hydrocarbure composé de plus d'un atome de carbone et d'atomes d'hydrogène, ces derniers pouvant être partiellement ou entièrement remplacés par des halogènes.

OBS

Les HCNM regroupent tous les hydrocarbures halogénés, à l'exception des halométhanes.

OBS

HCNM : abréviation non officielle; ne pas l'utiliser seule, pour éviter tout risque de confusion.

OBS

hydrocarbure autre que le méthane; hydrocarbure non méthanique : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’environnement» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Cambio climático
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Record 2 2003-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

The third group involves diverse species of methanogenic bacteria which utilize the H2 and CO2 and acetate for growth and production of the final products, CH4 and CO2.

CONT

Estimates are also difficult because of the complexity of methanogenic food chains which implies large spatial and temporal variations of the CH4 emission rates within individual exosystems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Qui produit du méthane.

OBS

L'épithète «méthanogène» n'est pas attesté dans les dictionnaires généraux. Les termes «méthanisant» et «méthanigène» ont été suggérés sans grand succès.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
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