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PARTICULAS PLOMO [2 records]

Record 1 2014-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
  • Nuclear Physics
DEF

The spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei, with the emission of ... penetrating radiation or particles.

OBS

The short form "activity" is also very frequently used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
  • Physique nucléaire
DEF

Transformation spontanée d'un noyau atomique au cours de laquelle ce dernier émet un rayonnement, sous forme de photons ou de particules douées d'énergie cinétique.

OBS

La forme abrégée «activité» est aussi très fréquemment employée.

PHR

Concentration, confinement, contrôle, décroissance, dégagement, détermination, diffusion, dispersion, élimination, inventaire, léchage, libération, limitation, lixiviation, mesure, migration, niveau, relâchement, seuil, spectre, transfert de (la) radioactivité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física atómica
  • Física nuclear
DEF

Actividad de los cuerpos radiactivos, o sea, de ciertos elementos pesados, como el radio, el actinio, el uranio o el torio, que se desintegran espontáneamente, emitiendo partículas alfa y beta y rayos gamma, hasta convertirse, como transformación final, en uno de los isótopos del plomo.

Key term(s)
  • radioactividad
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Record 2 1999-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
  • Soil Pollution
OBS

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
  • Pollution du sol
OBS

Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del agua
  • Contaminación del suelo
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