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POLLUTION ENVIRONNEMENTALE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollution (General)
DEF

Any unfavourable alteration of the physical, thermal, biological or radioactive properties of any part of our surroundings, wholly or largely as a by-product of man's action, through direct or indirect changes in energy patterns, radiation levels, chemical and physical constitution, and abundance of organisms, by discharging, emitting or depositing wastes or substances so as to affect any beneficial use adversely, to cause a condition which is hazardous or potentially hazardous to public health, safety or welfare, or to animals, birds, wildlife, fish or aquatic life, or to plants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution (Généralités)
DEF

Dégradation d'un milieu par l'introduction, directe ou indirecte, d'une substance ou d'un facteur physique, chimique ou biologique qui entraîne une nuisance ou une altération de l'environnement de ce milieu.

PHR

Pollution de l'air, pollution des eaux, pollution des sols.

PHR

Pollution atomique, pollution atmosphérique, pollution nucléaire, pollution thermique.

PHR

Lutte contre la pollution.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación (Generalidades)
DEF

Presencia de sustancias ajenas a los componentes normales del medio ambiente.

OBS

polución: término de origen inglés-americano-francés para expresar la contaminación ambiental.

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