langue de pollution ponctuelle

English translation: localised plume of pollution

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French term or phrase:langue de pollution ponctuelle
English translation:localised plume of pollution
Entered by: claude-andrew

07:12 Jul 4, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology / Chromium VI pollution
French term or phrase: langue de pollution ponctuelle
The image in French is clear, but can you give me some suggestions in English?

Cas de la nappe de la craie de xxxxx: une **langue de pollution ponctuelle** par le chrome hexavalent (de 2 km de long sur 200 m de large) a contaminé un captage public, suite aux rejets des eaux de rinçage et de bains par une usine de chromage dans un bassin et un puisard.
claude-andrew
France
Local time: 08:49
localised plume of pollution
Explanation:
I believe the correct term for a "langue de pollution" is a plume of pollution.

Industrial and urban pollution of groundwater
www.groundwateruk.org/.../industrial_and_urban_pollution_of...
"Pollution of the Chalk by the solvent tetrachloroethylene (a dense. NAPL). ... contaminant plume can be much larger than the spread of the spill .... is localised and quite dissimilar to the more ... contaminated large areas of land ... "

www.unep.org/dewa/Portals/67/.../Groundwater_33-84_SCREEN.p...
" ... soil. Depending on the type of waste, the resulting. BOX 13 POLLUTION AND. CONTAMINATION .... dispersion (spreading out of the contaminant plume) ..... surface. Chalk. Schematic diagram showing how localised oxidation and reduction ..."



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Given the Discussion above, it seems as though "ponctuelle" could well qualify "pollution" and mean that rather than "localised plume of pollution", this would be better translated as "plume of point-source pollution".

www.iatflorida.net/content/ENV-SCI-SE/.../FL_IES_SE_U3_C5.p...
"This contamination continues to spread to the south and southwest. A third plume of point source pollution begins at the Fresno Air Terminal. This plume begins ..."

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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-07-04 13:30:03 GMT)
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Alternative and more concise word order:

rspa.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/461/2057/1335.full
by JW Birkett - 2005 - Cited by 4 - Related articles
"As expected for a point source pollution plume, there is a significant negative correlation between T-Hg concentrations and the distance from ..."
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 08:49
Grading comment
Thank you Barbara - especially for your refs.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3localised plume of pollution
B D Finch
5localized contaminant plume
Natalie Pavey (X)
3 +1narrow strip of point-source pollution
Mathilde Renou
2prominent polluting stain
chris collister
Summary of reference entries provided
"pollution ponctuelle" defined
kashew

Discussion entries: 12





  

Answers


45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
prominent polluting stain


Explanation:
Given that this "tongue" is on chalkland, "slick" may not be appropriate, though I guess "tongue" is as good as any. "Ponctuelle" always gives me a headache (point-wise, occasional, from time to time,...?), but here the meaning appears to be that it sticks out. I may be completely wrong, of course, hence low confidence!

chris collister
France
Local time: 08:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Notes to answerer
Asker: Me too, Chris - my two standbys are "local" and "occasional" depending ion whether the "ponctuel" is temporal or spatial.

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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
narrow strip of point-source pollution


Explanation:
This terms made me think of "langue de terre", common expression in geology.

"Langue de terre (bande de terre étroite et mince qui sépare deux masses d'eau)"

Pollution ponctuelle is often quoted as point-source pollution.

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Of course here, we re not talking about earth but the expression is close enough to be used as such.


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Mathilde Renou
Netherlands
Local time: 08:49
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MoiraB: yes to point-source pollution, and narrow strip conveys the right idea
14 mins
  -> merci :)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
localized contaminant plume


Explanation:
A common term for such a case of groundwater pollution is 'contaminant plume' and the addition of 'ponctuelle' indicates that it is localized (i.e. the specific source has been identified as the factory). A good explanation of groundwater pollution can be found at the link below.


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Natalie Pavey (X)
Canada
Local time: 03:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
localised plume of pollution


Explanation:
I believe the correct term for a "langue de pollution" is a plume of pollution.

Industrial and urban pollution of groundwater
www.groundwateruk.org/.../industrial_and_urban_pollution_of...
"Pollution of the Chalk by the solvent tetrachloroethylene (a dense. NAPL). ... contaminant plume can be much larger than the spread of the spill .... is localised and quite dissimilar to the more ... contaminated large areas of land ... "

www.unep.org/dewa/Portals/67/.../Groundwater_33-84_SCREEN.p...
" ... soil. Depending on the type of waste, the resulting. BOX 13 POLLUTION AND. CONTAMINATION .... dispersion (spreading out of the contaminant plume) ..... surface. Chalk. Schematic diagram showing how localised oxidation and reduction ..."



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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-07-04 13:27:41 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Given the Discussion above, it seems as though "ponctuelle" could well qualify "pollution" and mean that rather than "localised plume of pollution", this would be better translated as "plume of point-source pollution".

www.iatflorida.net/content/ENV-SCI-SE/.../FL_IES_SE_U3_C5.p...
"This contamination continues to spread to the south and southwest. A third plume of point source pollution begins at the Fresno Air Terminal. This plume begins ..."

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 hrs (2012-07-04 13:30:03 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Alternative and more concise word order:

rspa.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/461/2057/1335.full
by JW Birkett - 2005 - Cited by 4 - Related articles
"As expected for a point source pollution plume, there is a significant negative correlation between T-Hg concentrations and the distance from ..."

B D Finch
France
Local time: 08:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
Thank you Barbara - especially for your refs.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks BD! "Plume" was the very word lurking in the undergrowth of my brain.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Letredenoblesse
18 mins
  -> Thanks Agnes

agree  chris collister: That was the word I was looking for, though usually a "plume" occurs in a gas or liquid. Still, it's a diffusion process in a porous solid, so why not?
1 hr
  -> Thanks Chris. I have come across "plume" used in exactly this way (diffusion through porous ground) when commissioning and reading soil surveys in my work as an HA development officer.

agree  Bertrand Leduc
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Bertrand
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Reference comments


5 hrs
Reference: "pollution ponctuelle" defined

Reference information:
http://www.dictionnaire-environnement.com/pollution_ponctuel...

kashew
France
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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