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Contaminant vs. Pollutant

Russian translation: загрязняющие вещества vs опасные/вредные вещества

17:27 Jun 25, 2011
English to Russian translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / терминология
English term or phrase: Contaminant vs. Pollutant
Уважаемые, перевожу некий документ по очистке сточных вод. В разделе определений читаю:
Contaminant - The U.S. EPA definition: “Any physical, chemical, biological, or radiological substance or matter that has an adverse effect on air, water, or soil."
A more realistic definition is any substance, not naturally occurring, that has the potential to adversely affect the use of the receiving water body.
Pollutant - The U.S. EPA definition: “Any element, substance, compound, or mixture, including disease causing agents, which after release into the environment and upon exposure, ingestion, inhalation, or assimilation into any organism, either directly from the environment or indirectly by ingesting through food chains, will or may reasonably be anticipated to cause death, disease, behavioral abnormalities, cancer, genetic mutation, physiological malfunctions, or physical deformation in such organism or their offspring."
A more realistic definition is any substance added to a water body that has an adverse impact on human health or the environment.
Вопрос - как бы грамотно развести эти термины на русском языке?
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Local time: 02:51
Russian translation:загрязняющие вещества vs опасные/вредные вещества
Explanation:
Может так?
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Nik-On/Off
Ukraine
Local time: 02:51
Grading comment
Спасибо. В итоге я написал Загрязнитель/Опасный загрязнитель
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2примеси и загрязнители
mk_lab
2 +3загрязняющие вещества vs опасные/вредные вещества
Nik-On/Off
3см.
Fernsucht
Summary of reference entries provided
difference between 'pollutant' and 'contaminant'
Andrei B

  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
contaminant vs. pollutant
см.


Explanation:
Изучив госты:
pollutant - примесь
contaminant - загрязняющее вещество
строго не судите


ГОСТ 17.2.1.03-84: Охрана природы. Атмосфера. Термины и определения контроля загрязнения.
ГОСТ 17.2.1.03-84 ОХРАНА ПРИРОДЫ. АТМОСФЕРА. ТЕРМИНЫ И ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЯ КОНТРОЛЯ ЗАГРЯЗНЕНИЯ


    Reference: http://www.yondi.ru/inner_c_article_id_1685.phtm
    Reference: http://www.yondi.ru/inner_c_article_id_1686.phtm
Fernsucht
United States
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  mk_lab: Наоборот: contaminant =примесь, а pollutant =загрязнитель /// Тогда я не согласен
2 mins
  -> нет, pollutant - naturally occurring substance, т.е. примесь, а contaminant - introduced into environment due to human activity (manufacturing, etc.), т.е. загрязнитель // ваше право не согласиться
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
contaminant vs. pollutant
примеси и загрязнители


Explanation:
Системы очистки воды, водоочистка, водоанализ
Это вредно, потому что вода может содержать слишком много примесей и
загрязнителей, некоторые из которых не видны невооруженным глазом. ...

www.vodoochist.ru/

mk_lab
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marina Aleyeva
14 mins
  -> Спасибо
agree  Igor Antipin
38 mins
  -> Спасибо
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
contaminant vs. pollutant
загрязняющие вещества vs опасные/вредные вещества


Explanation:
Может так?

Nik-On/Off
Ukraine
Local time: 02:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Спасибо. В итоге я написал Загрязнитель/Опасный загрязнитель

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anton Konashenok: В соответствии с приведенными определениями, именно так и есть. Я бы выбрал вариант "вредные".
4 hrs
agree  Olga Lawson (Filatova): Я согласна. Судя по определениям, pollutant (загрязняющее вещество) плохо для воздуха, воды или почвы (просто ухудшает их качество), а contaminant (вредное вещество) приводит к смерти, заболеваниям и прочим неприятностям со здоровьем человека и животных.
23 hrs
agree  Igor Blinov
23 hrs
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Reference comments


20 mins
Reference: difference between 'pollutant' and 'contaminant'

Reference information:
Excerpt from the page referenced below:
"Pollutant is a name given to a substance already present in nature, but human activities increase its concentration to an undesirable limit. This spoils or harms the environment and reduces the quality of life. On the other hand a substance not present in nature, that gets introduced in significant amount only by human activity or accident is called contaminant. It also spoils the environment and quality of life, e.g. waste plastic bags"


    Reference: http://www.tutorvista.com/content/chemistry/chemistry-iii/en...
Andrei B
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