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BALLAST QUALITE INFERIEURE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-09-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Environmental Management
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Ballast Water Performance Standard
1, record 1, English, Ballast%20Water%20Performance%20Standard
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Regulation D-2. Ballast Water Performance Standard - Ships conducting ballast water management shall discharge less than 10 viable organisms per cubic metre greater than or equal to 50 micrometres in minimum dimension and less than 10 viable organisms per milliliter less than 50 micrometres in minimum dimension and greater than or equal to 10 micrometres in minimum dimension; and discharge of the indicator microbes shall not exceed the specified concentrations. 1, record 1, English, - Ballast%20Water%20Performance%20Standard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Gestion environnementale
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Norme de qualité des eaux de ballast
1, record 1, French, Norme%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20des%20eaux%20de%20ballast
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Règle D-2. Norme de qualité des eaux de ballast-Les navires qui procèdent à la gestion des eaux de ballast doivent rejeter moins de 10 organismes viables par mètre cube d’une taille minimale égale ou supérieure à 50 microns et moins de 10 organismes viables par millilitre d’une taille minimale inférieure à 50 microns et supérieure à 10 microns; en outre, le rejet des agents microbiens indicateurs ne doit pas dépasser les concentrations spécifiées. 1, record 1, French, - Norme%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20des%20eaux%20de%20ballast
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-02-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Switchgear (Rail Transport)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inferior ballast 1, record 2, English, inferior%20ballast
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ballast de qualité inférieure
1, record 2, French, ballast%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20inf%C3%A9rieure
masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Confirmé par un ingénieur du CN. 1, record 2, French, - ballast%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20inf%C3%A9rieure
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ballast de qualité inférieure : terme uniformisé par CN-Air Canada. 1, record 2, French, - ballast%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20inf%C3%A9rieure
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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