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POINT DEVERSEMENT [3 records]

Record 1 2015-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
CONT

At the unloading area, the [scraper] bowl is retilted forward ... and an ejector is provided to push [the earth] out.

Key term(s)
  • dumping area

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
CONT

Les valeurs [...] sont les temps nécessaires pour placer l'engin de transport sous l'appareil chargeur, pour viser au point de chargement, pour effectuer les manœuvres et le déversement au point de déchargement.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Pollution
CONT

When pollutants enter the waterway through a specific entry point, such as a drainpipe draining directly into a river, it's called point source pollution. ... Point source pollution can be traced to a specific discharge point and owner; therefore, it has been the easiest source of pollution to control and regulate.

Key term(s)
  • point of discharge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'eau
CONT

[L'erreur] consiste à considérer que les effluents nocifs ne pourront exercer leurs méfaits que dans le voisinage immédiat du point de rejet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del agua
DEF

Lugar de vertido de aguas contaminadas o de líquidos contaminantes.

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Record 3 2006-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
  • Coal Preparation
DEF

The position where the coal leaves a conveyor or bunker.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
  • Préparation des charbons
DEF

L'endroit où le charbon quitte le convoyeur ou le réservoir.

Spanish

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