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global environmental reclamation and remediation activities

German translation: Rekultivierung und Altlastenbeseitigung


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English term or phrase:environmental reclamation and remediation
German translation:Rekultivierung und Altlastenbeseitigung
Entered by: Olaf Reibedanz
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13:24 Dec 23, 2005
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Environment & Ecology
English term or phrase: global environmental reclamation and remediation activities
Phelps Dodge establishes environmental and retiree trusts

The Phelps Dodge Board of Directors approved establishing and funding a trust dedicated to help fund Phelps Dodge’s **global environmental reclamation and remediation activities**.
- The company will make an initial contribution of $400 million to the environmental trust during the first quarter of 2006.
- The board also approved the funding of two other trusts, one dedicated to funding postretirement medical obligations and the other dedicated to funding postretirement life insurance obligations, for eligible U.S. employees and retirees.
- The company plans to contribute approximately $200 million to these two trusts during December 2005 and early 2006.
Olaf Reibedanz
Argentina
Local time: 00:59
weltweite Tätigkeit im Bereich Rekultivierung und Altlastenbeseitigung
Explanation:
(environmental) reclamation = Rekultivierung, Wiedernutzbarmachung (z.B. von Land nach Beendigung der Rohstoffgewinnung)
remediation = Beseitugung von Altlasten

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Note added at 1 hr 56 mins (2005-12-23 15:20:28 GMT)
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... Beseit*i*gung von Altlasten
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 05:59
Grading comment
Vielen Dank Steffen - das passt mal wieder perfekt! ;-)
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4 +1weltweite Tätigkeit im Bereich Rekultivierung und Altlastenbeseitigung
Steffen Walter


  

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weltweite Tätigkeit im Bereich Rekultivierung und Altlastenbeseitigung


Explanation:
(environmental) reclamation = Rekultivierung, Wiedernutzbarmachung (z.B. von Land nach Beendigung der Rohstoffgewinnung)
remediation = Beseitugung von Altlasten

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Note added at 1 hr 56 mins (2005-12-23 15:20:28 GMT)
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... Beseit*i*gung von Altlasten

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 05:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 42
Grading comment
Vielen Dank Steffen - das passt mal wieder perfekt! ;-)

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