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environ. | 1998 Aarhus Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants | Protocolo del Convenio de 1979 sobre la contaminación atmosférica transfronteriza a gran distancia provocada por contaminantes orgánicos persistentes |
environ., industr. | air pollutant | contaminante atmosférico |
environ., industr. | air pollutant | contaminante de la atmósfera |
environ., industr. | air pollutant | contaminante del aire |
environ. | air pollutant Any pollutant 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 and can, in high enough concentrations, harm humans, animals, vegetation or material | contaminantes atmosféricos |
meteorol. | air pollutants | contaminantes del aire |
meteorol. | air pollutants | contaminantes atmosféricos |
environ., industr. | airborne pollutant | contaminante de la atmósfera |
environ., industr. | airborne pollutant | contaminante atmosférico |
environ., industr. | airborne pollutant | contaminante del aire |
environ. | analysis method for gaseous pollutants | método de análisis de los contaminantes gaseosos |
econ. | atmospheric pollutant | contaminante atmosférico |
environ. | atmospheric pollutant activity | actividad contaminadora de la atmósfera |
transp., environ. | bioaccumulated pollutants | contaminantes bioacumulables |
environ. | bioaccumulative pollutant | contaminantes bioacumulativos |
environ. | bioaccumulative pollutant Pollutants that become concentrated in living organisms through the consumption of food or water | contaminantes bioacumulativos |
environ. | bioaccumulative pollutants | sustancias contaminantes propensas a la bioacumulación |
life.sc., transp. | bioaccumulative pollutants | contaminantes bioacumulativos |
environ. | biodegradable pollutant | contaminantes biodegradables |
environ. | biodegradable pollutant A pollutant which can be converted by biological processes into simple inorganic molecules | contaminantes biodegradables |
environ. | biodegradation of pollutants | biodegradación de los contaminantes |
environ. | biological pollutant | contaminantes biológicos |
environ. | biological pollutant Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and mammal and bird antigens that may be present in the environment and cause many health effects | contaminantes biológicos |
environ. | chemical pollutant | contaminantes químicos |
meteorol. | chemical pollutants | contaminantes químicos |
life.sc., environ. | classical pollutants | contaminantes clásicos |
transp., environ. | Coastal Transport of Pollutants | transporte de contaminantes a lo largo del litoral |
environ. | concentration of pollutants | concentración de contaminantes |
environ. | concentration of pollutants in the environment | concentración de contaminantes en el medio ambiente |
environ. | concentration of pollutants in the food chain | concentración de contaminantes en la cadena alimentaria |
UN, chem. | Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants | Conferencia de las Partes en el Convenio de Estocolmo sobre contaminantes orgánicos persistentes |
org.name. | Co-operative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe | Programa concertado de seguimiento continuo y evaluación del transporte a gran distancia de los contaminantes atmosféricos en Europa |
org.name. | Co-operative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe | Programa de cooperación para la vigilancia continua y la evaluación del transporte a gran distancia de contaminantes atmosféricos en Europa |
UN | Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe | Programa europeo de vigilancia y evaluación |
UN | Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe | Programa de cooperación para la vigilancia y la evaluación del transporte de los contaminantes atmosféricos a larga distancia en Europa |
environ., UN | Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the long-range transmission of air pollutants in Europe | Programa de cooperación para la vigilancia y la evaluación del transporte de contaminantes atmosféricos a larga distancia en Europa |
environ., UN | Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the long-range transmission of air pollutants in Europe | vigilancia continua y evaluación del transporte a gran distancia de contaminantes atmosféricos en Europa |
environ., UN | Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the long-range transmission of air pollutants in Europe | Programa concertado de seguimiento continuo y evaluación del transporte a gran distancia de los contaminantes atmosféricos en Europa |
environ., UN | Cooperative programme for the monitoring and evaluation of the long-range transmission of air pollutants in Europe | Programa de cooperación para la vigilancia y la evaluación del transporte de contaminantes atmosféricos a larga distancia en Europa |
environ., UN | Cooperative programme for the monitoring and evaluation of the long-range transmission of air pollutants in Europe | vigilancia continua y evaluación del transporte a gran distancia de contaminantes atmosféricos en Europa |
environ., UN | Cooperative programme for the monitoring and evaluation of the long-range transmission of air pollutants in Europe | Programa concertado de seguimiento continuo y evaluación del transporte a gran distancia de los contaminantes atmosféricos en Europa |
environ. | Cooperative Programme for the Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe | Programa concertado de vigilancia continua y de evaluación de la transmisión a larga distancia de los contaminantes atmosféricos en Europa |
transp., environ. | critical pollutants | contaminantes críticos |
transp., environ. | dangerous pollutants | contaminantes peligrosos |
UN, ecol. | decay of air pollutants | descomposición de contaminantes atmosféricos |
transp., environ. | degradation of pollutant substances | descomposición de las sustancias contaminantes |
transp., environ. | discharge of pollutants into the sea | descarga de contaminantes |
transp., environ. | discharge of shipborne pollutants | descarga de contaminantes por los buques |
nat.sc., environ. | emissions of pollutants | emisiones de agentes contaminantes |
environ. | estimate of the pollutant concentration | concentración estimada de contaminante |
environ., UN | European Monitoring and Evaluation of Pollutants | Programa concertado de seguimiento continuo y evaluación del transporte a gran distancia de los contaminantes atmosféricos en Europa |
environ., UN | European Monitoring and Evaluation of Pollutants | Programa de cooperación para la vigilancia y la evaluación del transporte de contaminantes atmosféricos a larga distancia en Europa |
environ., UN | European Monitoring and Evaluation of Pollutants | vigilancia continua y evaluación del transporte a gran distancia de contaminantes atmosféricos en Europa |
environ., chem. | European pollutant emission register | inventario europeo de emisiones contaminantes |
environ. | European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register | registro europeo de emisiones y transferencias de contaminantes integrado |
gen. | European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register | PRTR europeo |
environ. | food pollutant | contaminantes de los alimentos |
environ. | food pollutant Potentially harmful substances in any food consumed by humans, or other animals, including inorganic and organic chemicals, viruses and bacteria | contaminantes de los alimentos |
environ. | gaseous air pollutant | contaminantes gaseosos |
environ. | gaseous air pollutant Uncondensed or volatile gases, usually comprised of chemical compounds, discharged to the atmosphere | contaminantes gaseosos |
environ. | gaseous pollutant | gas contaminante |
gen. | gaseous pollutant | contaminación atmosférica |
transp., environ. | gaseous pollutants | contaminantes gaseosos |
environ. | ground level concentration of pollutants | inmisión |
environ. | halogenated pollutant | contaminantes halogenados |
environ. | halogenated pollutant An organic compound bonded with one of the five halogen elements (astatine, bromine, chlorine, fluorine, and iodine). Several of these compounds contribute to reductions in the concentration of ozone in the stratosphere | contaminantes halogenados |
environ. | hazard of pollutants | riesgo de contaminantes |
environ. | hazard of pollutants Risk or danger to human health, property or the environment posed by the introduction of a harmful substances into the ecosystem | riesgo de contaminantes |
environ. | hazardous air pollutant | contaminante peligroso del aire |
environ. | human exposure to pollutants | exposición humana a contaminantes |
environ. | identification of pollutants | identificación de contaminantes |
environ. | identification of pollutants The determination of the specific substance or substances that are causing pollution | identificación de contaminantes |
environ. | inorganic pollutant | contaminantes inorgánicos |
environ. | inorganic pollutant A pollutant of mineral origin and not of basically carbon structure | contaminantes inorgánicos |
environ. | installation to reduce pollutant emissions | dispositivo descontaminante |
UN | Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an International Legally Binding Instrument for Implementing International Action on Certain Persistent Organic Pollutants | Comité Intergubernamental de Negociación de un instrumento internacional jurídicamente vinculante para la aplicación de medidas internacionales respecto de ciertos contaminantes orgánicos persistentes |
environ. | Kiev Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers | Protocolo de la CEPE/ONU sobre registros de emisiones y transferencias de contaminantes |
environ. | land pollutant | contaminante del suelo |
environ. | long range transport of air pollutants | transporte a larga distancia de los contaminantes atmosféricos |
environ. | long-distance transport of air pollutants | transporte a larga distancia de los contaminantes atmosféricos |
environ. | long-range transport of air pollutants | transporte a larga distancia de los contaminantes atmosféricos |
gen. | long-range transport of air pollutants | el desplazamiento de los contaminantes atmosféricos a grandes distancias |
environ. | long-range transport of airborne pollutants | transporte a larga distancia de los contaminantes atmosféricos |
environ. | long-range transport of atmospheric pollutants | transporte a larga distancia de los contaminantes atmosféricos |
environ. | long-term effect of pollutants | efecto a largo plazo de los contaminantes |
meteorol. | main air pollutants | contaminantes atmosféricos principales |
life.sc., environ. | minor pollutants | contaminantes mineros |
environ. | movement and ultimate fate of pollutants in the environment | progreso y destino de los contaminantes en el medio ambiente |
environ. | National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System | sistema nacional de eliminación de vertidos contaminantes |
environ. | noise pollutant | contaminantes acústicos |
environ. | noise pollutant Noise in the environment which can be harmful to human beings, animals and plants | contaminantes acústicos |
environ. | non-biodegradable pollutant | contaminantes no biodegradables |
environ. | non-biodegradable pollutant An organic compound, usually synthetic, that is not decomposed or mineralized by microorganisms or other biological processes | contaminantes no biodegradables |
gen. | one of the most persistent pollutants | uno de los contaminantes más persistentes |
environ., chem. | organic chemical pollutant | contaminantes químicos orgánicos |
environ., chem. | organic chemical pollutant | residuos químicos |
environ. | organic pollutant | contaminantes orgánicos |
environ. | organic pollutant A plant- or animal-produced pollutant containing mainly carbon, hydrogen and oxygen | contaminantes orgánicos |
environ., mech.eng. | particulate pollutant | contaminante corpuscular |
environ., mech.eng. | particulate pollutant | partícula contaminante |
environ., mech.eng. | particulate pollutant | agente contaminante en partículas |
transp., environ., tech. | particulate pollutant emissions | emisión en forma de partículas |
transp., environ., tech. | particulate pollutant emissions | emisiones de partículas |
UN | pathway of a pollutant | recorrido de un contaminante |
UN | pathway of a pollutant | trayectoria de un contaminante |
environ. | persistent organic pollutant | contaminante orgánico persistente |
environ. | persistent organic pollutant | contaminantes orgánicos persistentes |
UN, chem. | persistent organic pollutants | contaminantes orgánicos persistentes |
environ. | physical pollutant | contaminantes físicos |
environ. | physical pollutant A pollutant characterized by its influence on environmental conditions caused by forces and operations of physics, such as noise, microwave radiation, vibration, etc. | contaminantes físicos |
gen. | physiopathological effects of the principle pollutants present in exhaust gases | efectos fisiopatológicos de los principales contaminantes de los gases de escape |
environ. | pollutant absorption | absorción contaminante |
environ. | pollutant absorption The process by which a pollutant is physically incorporated into another substance or body | absorción contaminante |
environ. | pollutant accumulation | acumulación contaminante |
environ. | pollutant accumulation The process by which concentrations of pollutants progressively increase in the tissues of living organisms in environments where these pollutants are present | acumulación contaminante |
environ. | pollutant analysis | análisis de contaminantes |
environ. | pollutant analysis The determination of the composition of any substance that causes pollution, using classical laboratory techniques and other methods involving analytical chemistry | análisis de contaminantes |
environ. | pollutant assessment | evaluación contaminante |
environ. | pollutant behaviour | comportamiento contaminante |
environ. | pollutant concentration | concentración contaminante |
environ. | pollutant concentration A measure of the amount of a polluting substance in a given amount of water, soil, air, food or other medium | concentración contaminante |
textile | pollutant content in effluent wastes | indice de pollution de las aguas residuas |
environ. | pollutant degradation | degradación contaminante |
environ. | pollutant degradation The physical, chemical or biological breakdown of a complex polluting material into simpler components | degradación contaminante |
environ. | pollutant deposition | deposición contaminante |
environ. | pollutant deposition The act or process in which polluting agents settle or accumulate naturally in ecosystems | deposición contaminante |
environ. | pollutant dispersion | dispersión de contaminantes |
environ. | pollutant dispersion The spreading of pollutants from a point of release in air, soil and water. The dispersion of air pollutants is heavily influenced by how and where the pollutant is emitted, e.g., by continuous low-level versus accidental releases, multiple stacks versus a few, or the height of the stacks. The nature of the local terrain meteorology and the chemistry of the released material strongly influence the pattern of regional and, finally, global dispersion and transport | dispersión de contaminantes |
life.sc., environ. | pollutant dispersion model | clase de dispersión |
environ. | pollutant distribution | distribución de contaminantes |
environ. | pollutant distribution Arrangement, or pattern, associated with the occurrence of pollutants over a geographical area | distribución de contaminantes |
environ. | pollutant elimination The process of completely removing a pollutant's source as well as the pollutant itself | eliminación contaminante |
environ. | pollutant emission | emisión contaminante |
environ. | pollutant emission Release of polluting substances in the air, water and soil from a given source and measured at the immission point | emisión contaminante |
environ. | pollutant emission reduction | reducción de la emisión contaminante |
environ. | pollutant evolution | evolución contaminante |
environ. | pollutant evolution The process of cumulative reactive change following the introduction of a pollutant into the environment | evolución contaminante |
environ. | pollutant exposure | exposición contaminante |
environ. | pollutant exposure The act or state of being subjected to a substance that adversely affects human health, property or the environment | exposición contaminante |
environ. | pollutant flow | flujo de agente contaminante |
environ. | pollutant flow The forward continuous motion or diffusion of polluting substances, or the rate or quantity in which polluting substances move from one place to another | flujo de agente contaminante |
environ. | pollutant formation | formación contaminante |
environ. | pollutant formation The act or process in which polluting agents are created, produced or formed | formación contaminante |
environ. | pollutant immission | emisión contaminante |
environ. | pollutant immission The transfer of solid, liquid, or gaseous contaminants in the air, water, and soil | emisión contaminante |
environ. | pollutant immobilisation | inmovilización contaminante |
environ. | pollutant immobilisation The treatment process used to reduce the solubility of pollutants in order to minimize possible migration or leaching or to prepare for their disposal | inmovilización contaminante |
environ. | pollutant level | nivel de contaminantes |
environ. | pollutant level A value representing the concentration of a polluting agent in a specified area, often determined by a measuring and recording device | nivel de contaminantes |
environ. | pollutant load | carga contaminante |
environ. | pollutant load | carga de contaminantes |
environ. | pollutant load The amount of polluting material that a transporting agent, such as a stream, a glacier, or the wind, is actually carrying at a given time | carga de contaminantes |
environ. | pollutant migration | migración contaminante |
environ. | pollutant migration Uncontrolled movement, caused by percolation or other processes, of liquid or gaseous polluting materials from an original source area into other parts of an ecosystem | migración contaminante |
environ. | pollutant mobilisation | movilización contaminante |
environ. | pollutant monitoring | vigilancia de contaminantes |
environ. | pollutant monitoring Periodic or continuous determination of the amount of pollutants present in the environment | vigilancia de contaminantes |
environ. | pollutant pathway | trayectoria de contaminantes |
environ. | pollutant pathway The retraceable route of a pollutant, from its source, through its interactions with the environment, and finally to its effect upon a target ecosystem or target organisms | trayectoria de contaminantes |
meteorol. | pollutant plume | nube de contaminantes |
environ. | pollutant reduction | reducción contaminante |
environ. | pollutant reduction All measures aimed at reducing pollutants often through physical or chemical removal of toxic, or potentially toxic, materials | reducción contaminante |
UN, chem. | pollutant release and transfer register | registro sobre emisiones y tranferencia de contaminantes |
environ. | Pollutant Release and Transfer Register | registro de emisiones y transferencias de contaminantes |
environ. | pollutant remobilization | removilización contaminante |
environ. | pollutant source identification | identificación de fuentes contaminantes |
environ. | pollutants liable to bioaccumulate | sustancias contaminantes propensas a la bioacumulación |
earth.sc. | pollutants mapping | mapas de contaminantes |
UN | POPs =persistent organic pollutants | contaminantes orgánicos persistentes |
environ. | precursor pollutant | contaminante precursor |
meteorol. | primary air pollutants | contaminantes atmosféricos primarios |
environ. | primary pollutant | contaminante primario |
meteorol. | principal air pollutants | contaminantes atmosféricos principales |
dril. | priority pollutant | contaminantes principales |
environ. | project Consumers' Lifestyles and Pollutant Emissions | proyecto Estilos de vida de los consumidores y emisiones de contaminantes |
environ. | Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants POPs | Protocolo del Convenio de 1979 sobre la contaminación atmosférica transfronteriza a gran distancia provocada por contaminantes orgánicos persistentes |
environ. | Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers | Protocolo sobre registros de emisiones y transferencias de contaminantes |
environ. | Protocol to the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, on Long-term Financing of the Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe EMEP | Protocolo del Convenio de 1979 sobre la contaminación atmosférica transfronteriza a gran distancia, relativo a la financiación a largo plazo del programa concertado de seguimiento continuo y evaluación del transporte a gran distancia de los contaminantes atmosféricos en Europa EMEP |
UN, chem. | Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants | Protocolo al Convenio de 1979 sobre Contaminación Atmosférica Transfronteriza a Larga Distancia, relativo a los contaminantes orgánicos persistentes |
environ. | Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants | Protocolo del Convenio de 1979 sobre la contaminación atmosférica transfronteriza a gran distancia provocada por contaminantes orgánicos persistentes |
environ. | radioactive pollutant | contaminantes radiactivos |
environ. | radioactive pollutant A substance undergoing spontaneous decay or disintegration of atomic nuclei and giving off radiant energy in the form of particles or waves, often associated with an explosion of a nuclear weapon or an accidental release from a nuclear power plant, holding facility or transporting container | contaminantes radiactivos |
life.sc., environ. | radioactive pollutants | contaminantes radioactivos |
environ. | removal of pollutants in the steel industry | eliminación de agentes contaminantes en la industria siderúrgica |
meteorol. | secondary air pollutants | contaminantes atmosféricos secundarios |
environ. | secondary pollutant | contaminante secundario |
environ. | short-lived climate pollutant | contaminante del clima de corta vida |
environ. | soil pollutant | contaminante del suelo |
environ. | soil pollutant | contaminantes del suelo |
environ. | soil pollutant Solid, liquid and gaseous substances that detrimentally alter the natural condition of the soil | contaminantes del suelo |
gen. | starting with sulphur dioxide and with possible extension to other pollutants | empezando con el dioxido de azufre y la posible extensión a otros elementos de contaminación |
environ., chem. | Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants | Convenio de Estocolmo sobre contaminantes orgánicos persistentes |
econ. | stratospheric pollutant | contaminante estratosférico |
org.name. | Symposium on Sublethal and Chronic Toxic Effects of Pollutants on Freshwater Fish | Simposio sobre efectos tóxicos subletales y crónicos de los contaminantes sobre el pescado de agua dulce |
UN, ecol. | toxic trace pollutants | oligocontaminantes tóxicos |
environ. | toxicity of pollutants | toxicidad de los contaminantes |
corp.gov. | trace pollutant | oligocontaminante |
UN | transfer of a pollutant | traslado de un contaminante |
environ. | ubiquitous pollutant | contaminante ubicuo |
environ. | ubiquitous pollutant | contaminante omnipresente |
environ. | UN-ECE Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers | Protocolo de la CEPE/ONU sobre registros de emisiones y transferencias de contaminantes |
environ. | urban pollutant | contaminante urbano |
environ. | water pollutant | contaminantes del agua |
environ. | water pollutant A chemical or physical agent introduced to any body of water that may detrimentally alter the natural condition of that body of water and other associated bodies of water | contaminantes del agua |
econ. | water pollutant | contaminante del agua |
org.name. | Working Group on Methodology and Guidelines for the Assessment of the Impact of Pollutants on the Marine Environment | Grupo de trabajo sobre la metodología y directrices para evaluar los efectos de los contaminantes sobre el medio ambiente marino |
org.name. | Working Group on Persistent Organic Pollutants | Grupo de Trabajo sobre Contaminantes Orgánicos Persistentes |