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AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Economics
- Air Pollution
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- emission control equipment
1, record 1, English, emission%20control%20equipment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- air pollution control equipment 2, record 1, English, air%20pollution%20control%20equipment
correct
- control equipment 1, record 1, English, control%20equipment
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Equipment to control air pollution by collecting the pollutants. These include gravity settling chambers, inertial separators, cyclonic separators, filters, electrical precipitators, scrubbers (spray towers, jet scrubbers, Venturi scrubbers, inertial scrubbers, mechanical scrubbers, and packed scrubbers). Control equipment used for gases, vapors, and odors includes combustion, absorption, and adsorption units. Incineration equipment with a single combustion chamber is generally used for the combustion processes. Absorption equipment includes spray chambers, mechanical contactors, bubble cap or sieve plate contactors, and packed towers. Adsorption equipment includes packed beds, and sometimes fluidized beds. 1, record 1, English, - emission%20control%20equipment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with "pollution control emission". 3, record 1, English, - emission%20control%20equipment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "emission" is generally used in regard to discharges into the atmosphere, it could also be used but rarely for water effluent. 3, record 1, English, - emission%20control%20equipment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Économie environnementale
- Pollution de l'air
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- équipement antipollution atmosphérique
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9quipement%20antipollution%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- équipement antiémission 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9quipement%20anti%C3%A9mission
proposal, masculine noun
- équipement antiémissions 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9quipement%20anti%C3%A9missions
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareillage utilisé pou éviter, limiter, réduire ou éliminer les émissions de polluant, particulièrement les polluants atmosphériques. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quipement%20antipollution%20atmosph%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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