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VIA PRINCIPAL FUMACA CIGARRO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
- Tobacco Industry
- Respiratory Tract
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mainstream smoke
1, record 1, English, mainstream%20smoke
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- main-stream smoke 2, record 1, English, main%2Dstream%20smoke
correct
- mainstream cigarette smoke 3, record 1, English, mainstream%20cigarette%20smoke
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The smoke exhaled by a smoker. 4, record 1, English, - mainstream%20smoke
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Involuntary (or passive) smoking is the exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) which is a mixture of exhaled mainstream smoke and side stream smoke released from a smouldering cigarette or other smoking device (cigar, pipe, bidi, etc.) and diluted with ambient air. 5, record 1, English, - mainstream%20smoke
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mainstream cigarette smoke: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report. 6, record 1, English, - mainstream%20smoke
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
- Industrie du tabac
- Voies respiratoires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fumée principale
1, record 1, French, fum%C3%A9e%20principale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fumée principale de cigarettes 2, record 1, French, fum%C3%A9e%20principale%20de%20cigarettes
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- courant principal 3, record 1, French, courant%20principal
correct, masculine noun
- fumée secondaire directe 4, record 1, French, fum%C3%A9e%20secondaire%20directe
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fumée exhalée par un fumeur. 5, record 1, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20principale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fumée secondaire est une combinaison de gaz, de liquides et de particules toxiques qui sont nocives pour la santé. Elle se compose d'un courant principal (fumée expirée par le fumeur) [et d'un] courant secondaire (fumée qui est émise par une cigarette, une pipe ou un cigare allumé). 3, record 1, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20principale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fumée principale de cigarettes : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques. 6, record 1, French, - fum%C3%A9e%20principale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
- Industria tabacalera
- Vías respiratorias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- humo principal
1, record 1, Spanish, humo%20principal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- humo de corriente principal 2, record 1, Spanish, humo%20de%20corriente%20principal
correct, masculine noun
- corriente principal 3, record 1, Spanish, corriente%20principal
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Humo exhalado por un fumador. 4, record 1, Spanish, - humo%20principal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El humo ambiental del tabaco es resultado del "humo lateral" que viene de la punta ardiente de un cigarrillo y del "humo principal" que espira el fumador. 5, record 1, Spanish, - humo%20principal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
El humo ambiental de tabaco es el humo que inhalan los fumadores pasivos. Es una mezcla del humo exhalado por los fumadores (humo principal) y del humo que se emana del cigarrillo, cigarro, o cualquier otro dispositivo para fumar (humo lateral) diluido en el aire del ambiente. 6, record 1, Spanish, - humo%20principal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
corriente principal: Se percibe una sutil diferencia en el sentido del término cuando algunas fuentes lo definen como el humo que inhala el fumador al aspirar el cigarrillo. 4, record 1, Spanish, - humo%20principal
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