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The Lexicon
To promote a common understanding
of technical terms related to health and environment issues WHO has created an
on-line searchable database with multi-language terminology equivalence, called
The Health and Environment Lexicon (The
Lexicon). Most terms currently have multi-language equivalents in
French, Portuguese, and Spanish with Arabic, Chinese, German, and Russian being
added progressively. This is an on-going
project which has three phases, listed in order of priority: 1) translations; 2) definitions; and 3) explanations and examples. The Lexicon is being extended, completed and
improved with all three phases being addressed simultaneously for some
terms. Currently over 350 terms have
definitions.
If
you would like to be considered as a potential reviewer or if you have any
comments, suggestions or additions, please email to thelexicon@who.int
| Contact information |
The Lexicon
(email: thelexicon@who.int) |
|---|---|
| News type | CallForPaper |
| File link |
http://www.who.int/thelexicon/entry.php |
| Source of information | The Lexicon |
| Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
| Relation | http://www.emwis.net/portal_thesaurus |
| Geographical coverage | International |
| News date | 21/07/2008 |
| Working language(s) | ARABIC , CHINESE , ENGLISH , FRENCH , GERMAN , PORTUGUESE , RUSSIAN , SPANISH |
