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SOILING PARTICULATE [1 record]

Record 1 1991-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
  • Pollutants
DEF

A product of combustion emitted into the atmosphere, such as fly ash, charred paper, cinders, dust, soot, or other partially incinerated matter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
  • Agents de pollution
DEF

Ce qui salit, souille une surface : Un mur couvert de salissures.

OBS

salissure [action de salir] : Apport indésirable adhérant aux surfaces et altérant certaines caractéristiques d'aspect ou de toucher des surfaces propres. (Synonyme souillure.)

OBS

Quand le ter me "salissure" désigne la matière qui salit plutôt que l'action de salir, on l'utilise généralement au pluriel.

Spanish

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