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Stoerstoffanteil

English translation: impurities

15:08 Oct 2, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Stoerstoffanteil
...und mit einem Stoerstoffanteil von konstant unter 2.5 Prozent zu erzeugen.

Es handelt sich hierbei um einen Text ueber Papierrecycling!
Sonja Cooper (X)
English translation:impurities
Explanation:
... to produce (paper?) containing constantly less than 2.5% impurities.

Eurodicautom gives the following translations "Fremdkörper in Altpapier" = waste paper contrary
or waste paper impurity

but I don't get any Google or Altavista hits...

HTH,

Serge L.
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Serge L
Local time: 06:09
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1impurities
Serge L
4percentage of hazardous materials (or harmful substances)
Ulrike Lieder (X)
4percentage of impurities
Abu Amaal (X)


  

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impurities


Explanation:
... to produce (paper?) containing constantly less than 2.5% impurities.

Eurodicautom gives the following translations "Fremdkörper in Altpapier" = waste paper contrary
or waste paper impurity

but I don't get any Google or Altavista hits...

HTH,

Serge L.


    Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/
Serge L
Local time: 06:09
PRO pts in pair: 282

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hans-Henning Judek: Think you got it. I don't think that the substance has to cause harm. It simply means that it disturbs the process.
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percentage of hazardous materials (or harmful substances)


Explanation:
This might be one possibility of rendering it, "ratio of harmful substances" might be nnother.

...keep the percentage of harmful substances consistently below 2.5
(or something along those lines)

Störstoff - hazardous material, harmful substance
per Degering/Wessels, WB Umwelt

HTH!




    Degering/Wessels, W�rterbuch Umwelt (Cornelsen/Girardet)
Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 21:09
Native speaker of: German
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percentage of impurities


Explanation:
to produce (something ...) and with a percentage of impurities maintained/kept/held below 2.5%

The German is a bit more precise than "impurities" but the English recycling discussions seem content to use "impurities".




    Reference: http://www.indaver.be/ENG/bestemming/3_1_2_1.html
Abu Amaal (X)
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PRO pts in pair: 24
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