blanc de poussières

English translation: dust blank

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
French term or phrase:blanc de poussières
English translation:dust blank
Entered by: Claire Cox

14:20 Sep 1, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Analyses
French term or phrase: blanc de poussières
This term crops up in a report on analysis methods used for discharges from a power plant. It appears in an analysis report for dust:

Masse de poussières prélevée :
sur filtre(s)
rinçage amont
Total du dépôt :
Blanc de poussières :

Has anyone come across this specific term before?

Many thanks
Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:59
dust blank
Explanation:
by the same token as measurement blank, baseline sample for measuring dust

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 52 mins (2009-09-01 15:12:02 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

http://www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/tsd/td/combust/pdfs/apxb0927...
Run control pans: pan blank (dust blank) and solvent blank. Blank weighing pans without solvent or sample should be carried through the evaporation and drying process as a quality control check for each set of samples. Solvent blank samples consisting of concentrated reagent solvent should be analyzed in duplicate for each batch of samples. Sample weights should be corrected for blank weighing pan mass gain using the dust blank.
Selected response from:

Philippe Etienne
Spain
Local time: 12:59
Grading comment
Many thanks Philippe
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1dust blank
Philippe Etienne


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"Blanc de poussières"
dust blank


Explanation:
by the same token as measurement blank, baseline sample for measuring dust

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 52 mins (2009-09-01 15:12:02 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

http://www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/tsd/td/combust/pdfs/apxb0927...
Run control pans: pan blank (dust blank) and solvent blank. Blank weighing pans without solvent or sample should be carried through the evaporation and drying process as a quality control check for each set of samples. Solvent blank samples consisting of concentrated reagent solvent should be analyzed in duplicate for each batch of samples. Sample weights should be corrected for blank weighing pan mass gain using the dust blank.


Philippe Etienne
Spain
Local time: 12:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Many thanks Philippe

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabrielle Leyden: Same principle as a blank cell in spectrometry
3 hrs
  -> thanks. Zeroing an instrument is somewhat important
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search