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AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Air Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ambient air quality standard
1, record 1, English, ambient%20air%20quality%20standard
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- AAQS 2, record 1, English, AAQS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- air quality standard 3, record 1, English, air%20quality%20standard
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The approximate concentration level of a selected pollutant that is permitted in the atmosphere to minimize detrimental effects. 4, record 1, English, - ambient%20air%20quality%20standard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Air quality standards are legal limits placed on levels of air pollutants in the ambient (outdoor) air during a given period of time. As such, they characterize the allowable level of a pollutant or a class of pollutants in the atmosphere and thus define the amount of exposure permitted to the population and/or to ecological systems. 5, record 1, English, - ambient%20air%20quality%20standard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "ambient air quality standard" is often used with the meaning of "national ambient air quality standard". 6, record 1, English, - ambient%20air%20quality%20standard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Pollution de l'air
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- norme de qualité d'air ambiant
1, record 1, French, norme%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20d%27air%20ambiant
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- norme de qualité de l'air ambiant 2, record 1, French, norme%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27air%20ambiant
correct, feminine noun
- norme de qualité de l'air 3, record 1, French, norme%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20de%20l%27air
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En pollution atmosphérique, norme qui fixe la concentration limite d'un polluant qui, pour une durée d'exposition donnée, ne devrait jamais être dépassée. 4, record 1, French, - norme%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20d%27air%20ambiant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Autres possibilités de traduction en contexte : «norme relative à l'air ambiant» et «norme de pureté de l'air». 4, record 1, French, - norme%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20d%27air%20ambiant
Record 1, Key term(s)
- norme relative à l'air ambiant
- norme de pureté de l'air
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho ambiental
- Contaminación del aire
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- norma de calidad del aire ambiente
1, record 1, Spanish, norma%20de%20calidad%20del%20aire%20ambiente
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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