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POLUENTE ATMOSFERICO [1 record]

Record 1 2016-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollutants
  • Air Pollution
DEF

Any air pollution agent or combination of such agents, including any physical, chemical, biological, radioactive ... substance or matter which is emitted into or otherwise enters the ambient air.

OBS

air pollutant: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory and the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

Key term(s)
  • air-borne pollutant

French

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

Corps solide, liquide ou gazeux, contenu dans l'atmosphère, qui ne fait pas partie de la composition normale de l'air ou qui y est présent en quantité anormale.

OBS

polluant atmosphérique : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l’inventaire de carbone noir et de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agentes contaminantes
  • Contaminación del aire
DEF

Contaminante procedente de actividades humanas o de procesos industriales, presente en la atmósfera, capaz de producir efectos nocivos a los seres vivos, materiales o al propio ambiente.

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