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AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ambient air
1, record 1, English, ambient%20air
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- outdoor air 2, record 1, English, outdoor%20air
correct
- outside air 3, record 1, English, outside%20air
correct
- open air 4, record 1, English, open%20air
- ambient atmosphere 5, record 1, English, ambient%20atmosphere
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A professional designation of the air outdoors. More specifically, it is the air subjected to meteorological and climatic changes ... It is also the kind of air that gets polluted through combustion caused by automobiles, trucks, power plants and incinerators. Ambient air fills the portion of the atmosphere most important to daily deep breathing exercises: the troposphere. 6, record 1, English, - ambient%20air
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. 7, record 1, English, - ambient%20air
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Air quality standard: ... the prescribed level of a pollutant in the outside air that cannot be legally exceeded ... 3, record 1, English, - ambient%20air
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- air ambiant
1, record 1, French, air%20ambiant
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- air atmosphérique 2, record 1, French, air%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans des conditions normales, les rejets polluants plus chauds que l'air ambiant se dispersent verticalement dans l'atmosphère tant qu'ils rencontrent, dans leur ascension, des masses d'air plus froides. Ceci est le cas lorsqu'il fait plus froid en altitude qu'au sol. 3, record 1, French, - air%20ambiant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les effets classiques d'un empoisonnement chronique au plomb [...] n'ont que très rarement été observés chez des personnes exposées à l'air atmosphérique. 2, record 1, French, - air%20ambiant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Atmosphère», «air extérieur» et «air ambiant extérieur» constituent d'autres possibilités de traduction acceptables dans certains contextes. 4, record 1, French, - air%20ambiant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
À l'inverse, «air ambiant», dans le domaine de la toxicologie industrielle, désigne l'air qui entoure le travailleur (air à l'intérieur du local ou du poste de travail, air des ambiances professionnelles). 4, record 1, French, - air%20ambiant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
«Air des villes» (voir cette fiche) est un quasi-synonyme souvent utilisé pour distinguer l'«atmosphère» (air atmosphérique) d'une «atmosphère intérieure» (par exemple une atmosphère d'usine). 5, record 1, French, - air%20ambiant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contaminación del aire
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- aire ambiente
1, record 1, Spanish, aire%20ambiente
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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