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SUBSTANCE TOXIQUE PERSISTANTE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-02-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Management
- Toxicology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- long-lived toxic substance
1, record 1, English, long%2Dlived%20toxic%20substance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- persistent toxic substance 2, record 1, English, persistent%20toxic%20substance
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
persistent toxic substance: term used in the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. 3, record 1, English, - long%2Dlived%20toxic%20substance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion environnementale
- Toxicologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- substance toxique persistante
1, record 1, French, substance%20toxique%20persistante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Attendu : que le gouvernement du Canada [...] reconnaît la nécessité de procéder à la quasi-élimination des substances toxiques les plus persistantes et bioaccumulables [...] [Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement, 1999] 2, record 1, French, - substance%20toxique%20persistante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión del medio ambiente
- Toxicología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sustancia tóxica de larga vida
1, record 1, Spanish, sustancia%20t%C3%B3xica%20de%20larga%20vida
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Environment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substance 1, record 2, English, persistent%2C%20bioaccumulative%20and%20toxic%20substance
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Environnement
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- substance persistante, bioaccumulable et toxique
1, record 2, French, substance%20persistante%2C%20bioaccumulable%20et%20toxique
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- SPBT 1, record 2, French, SPBT
feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Abréviation utilisée dans le contexte de la LCPE [Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement]. 1, record 2, French, - substance%20persistante%2C%20bioaccumulable%20et%20toxique
Record 2, Key term(s)
- substance persistante, bio-accumulable et toxique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-10-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Pollutants
- Toxicology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- persistent toxic
1, record 3, English, persistent%20toxic
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The federal government is developing regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act to ensure that persistent toxics such as dioxins and furans in pulp and paper effluents are controlled. 1, record 3, English, - persistent%20toxic
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Agents de pollution
- Toxicologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- toxique persistant
1, record 3, French, toxique%20persistant
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- substance toxique rémanente 2, record 3, French, substance%20toxique%20r%C3%A9manente
see observation, feminine noun
- substance toxique non dégradable persistante 3, record 3, French, substance%20toxique%20non%20d%C3%A9gradable%20persistante
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «rémanence», souvent considéré comme synonyme de celui de «persistance», possède une connotation particulière. Dans le Petit Robert, la rémanence est définie comme la «persistance partielle d'un phénomène après disparition de sa cause»; dans un article de L'Actualité terminologique portant sur les pesticides, elle est définie comme la «persistance d'un produit au-delà de sa période normale d'activité.» (ACTER 1984 vol. 17, no. 2, p. 10). 4, record 3, French, - toxique%20persistant
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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