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INMISION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
- Air Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- immission
1, record 1, English, immission
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The presence close to the ground of substances (solid, liquid or gaseous) which pollute the air. 2, record 1, English, - immission
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Usually equivalent to ground-level concentration [see also that other record in TERMIUM]. 2, record 1, English, - immission
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In German air pollution terminology, "Immission" is the concentration of a contaminant at up to 1.5 m from the ground, from the upper boundary of closed vegetation, and from the top of buildings. "Emission", by contrast, is the concentration of a contaminant at the point it is released into the atmosphere (by smoke stacks, automobiles, etc.). 3, record 1, English, - immission
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Études et analyses environnementales
- Pollution de l'air
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- immission
1, record 1, French, immission
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Présence dans l'air d'une substance ne s'y trouvant normalement pas et qui est susceptible d'atteindre une cible (organisme vivant, sol). 2, record 1, French, - immission
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les valeurs d'immission sont exprimées par les concentrations en mg/m³ ou en ppm en volume. 2, record 1, French, - immission
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La teneur maximale d'immission se rapporte au polluant retenu dans les poumons. Il s'agit d'un concept d'origine allemande, adopté par l'ISO. 3, record 1, French, - immission
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
L'immission se rapporte à la présence dans le milieu ambiant de facteurs d'environnement (polluants, bruit, chaleur, rayonnements, etc.) considérés sous l'angle du «récepteur» (être humain, animaux, végétaux, objets inanimés) sur lequel ils sont susceptibles d'avoir un effet; c'est, en définitive, le contraire de l'émission, où l'on se place du point de vue, et à proximité, de la source. 2, record 1, French, - immission
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
- Contaminación del aire
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- inmisión
1, record 1, Spanish, inmisi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Presencia en el aire de] materiales sólidos, líquidos o gaseosos que se reciben en lugar determinado en la superficie del suelo o en su proximidad. 2, record 1, Spanish, - inmisi%C3%B3n
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