hydrocarbure aromatique polycyclique
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Noun
hydrocarbure aromatique polycyclique m (plural hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques)
- (biochemistry) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
- Synonym: HAP
- 2011, Nathalie Chèvre, Suren Erkman, Alerte aux micropolluants, Lausanne: Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, →ISBN, page 32:
- Par ailleurs, le trafic routier et ferroviaire constitue une source importante d’émissions de métaux et de substances dangereuses, tels que les hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques (HAP) qui résultent d’une combustion imparfaite de l’essence.
- Also, road and rail traffic constitute an important source of emmissions of metals and of dangerous substances, such as the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), which result from an imperfect combustion of petrol.