| abocament de residus a l'oceà |
ocean dumping (The process by which pollutants, including sewage, industrial waste, consumer waste, and agricultural and urban runoff are discharged into the world's oceans. These pollutants arise from a myriad of sources) |
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| abocament de residus domèstics |
domestic waste landfill (Site for the disposal of wastes arising from domestic activities) |
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| abocament en fons marí |
deep-sea disposal (The disposal of solid waste or sludge by carrying the wastes out to sea, usually in a barge, and dumping into deep water) |
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| abocament radiactiu |
radioactive dumping (Waste generated by the emission of particulate or electromagnetic radiation resulting from the decay of the nuclei of unstable elements) |
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| abocament subterrani |
underground disposal (The discharge, dumping or emission of wastes below the surface of the soil) |
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| abocament urbà |
municipal dumping (Place where a town's refuse is disposed of after it has been collected) |
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| abocaments industrials |
industrial dumping (The disposal of any waste generated by a manufacturing or processing process by the agency or body which produced it) |
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| absorció |
absorption (exposure, The taking in of fluids or other substances by cells or tissues) |
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| absorció |
sorption (The taking up, usually, of a liquid or gas into the body of another material (the absorbent). Thus, for instance, an air pollutant may be removed by absorption in a suitable solvent) |
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| absorció contaminant |
pollutant absorption (The process by which a pollutant is physically incorporated into another substance or body) |
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| absorció química |
chemisorption (The process of chemical adsorption) |
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| abús de fàrmacs |
drug abuse |
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| acabat de metalls |
metal finishing (A process in which a chemical or some other substance is applied to metals as a way to clean, protect, alter or modify appearance or physical properties, especially surface properties) |
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| acceptació tecnològica |
technology acceptance (The approval, favorable reception and ongoing use of newly introduced devices and systems, usually developed from recent advances in the engineering sciences or industrial arts) |
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| accident |
accident (An unexpected occurrence, failure or loss with the potential for harming human life, property or the environment) |
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| accident ambiental |
environmental accident (An unexpected occurrence, failure or loss, with the potential for harming the ecosystem or natural resources) |
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| accident de treball |
work accident (Accident occurring in the course of the employment and caused by inherent or related factors arising from the operation of materials of one's occupation) |
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| accident de trànsit |
traffic accident (An unexpected incident with potential for harm occurring through the movement or collision of vessels, vehicles or persons along a land, water, air or space route) |
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| accident major |
major accident (An unexpected occurrence, failure or loss beyond normal or specified levels with the potential for harming human life, property or the environment) |
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| accident naval |
shipping accident (An unexpected incident, failure or loss involving a vessel or its contents in the course of commercial transport that poses potential harm to persons, property or the environment) |
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