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clean-up sites

German translation: Sanierungsstandorte

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English term or phrase:clean-up sites
German translation:Sanierungsstandorte
Entered by: Andrea Hauer

18:22 Sep 27, 2006
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Environment & Ecology / aus dem Jahresbericht einer US-Gesellschaft nach Formular 10-K
English term or phrase: clean-up sites
Our environmental accruals cover anticipated costs, including investigation, remediation, and operation and maintenance of ***clean-up sites***.

Wie versteht ihr hier "clean-up sites"? TIA!
Andrea Hauer
Germany
Local time: 09:54
Sanierungsgebiete
Explanation:
eine Möglichkeit
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wolfheart
United States
Local time: 03:54
Grading comment
Ja. Das hatte ich schon vermutet, war mir aber nicht ganz sicher :-))) Vielen Dank euch allen!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4Sanierungsgebiete
wolfheart
4 -1Entsorgungsort
swisstell


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Sanierungsgebiete


Explanation:
eine Möglichkeit

wolfheart
United States
Local time: 03:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Ja. Das hatte ich schon vermutet, war mir aber nicht ganz sicher :-))) Vielen Dank euch allen!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: Sanierungsstandorte (i. S. v. Betriebsstandorten)
10 mins
agree  Harald Pigall: Es geht wahrscheinlich um Altlastsanierung, proper worded
19 mins
agree  Kim Metzger: http://www.stadtklima.de/webklima/biblio/Deutsch Englisch Um...
26 mins
agree  Gert Sass (M.A.): Hätte zunächst auch -gebiete vermutet, aber "site" und der folgende Link (zu einem thematisch wohl nicht allzu fernliegenden Thread) deuten doch in Richtung "-standort". http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1550988
32 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Entsorgungsort


Explanation:
Entsorgungsplatz



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Note added at 8 mins (2006-09-27 18:30:57 GMT)
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gabe Landratsamt .... noch offen wird nachgereicht“, zum Entsorgungsort „Ang LRA ... exakte Benennung von Entsorgungsart und Entsorgungsort nicht möglich, ...
www.bundeskartellamt.de/wDeutsch/download/pdf/Vergabe/Verga...


swisstell
Italy
Local time: 09:54
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Kim Metzger: Entsorgung is disposal, not clean up.
22 mins
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