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English translation: Small quantity (dangerous) chemicals

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Swedish term or phrase:Småkemikalier
English translation:Small quantity (dangerous) chemicals
Entered by: SafeTex

07:47 Oct 2, 2021
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / Laboratory waste management
Swedish term or phrase: Småkemikalier
Hello

I've got my definition of what I want but what is it in English. I think the "small" bit is simply 'cos it is about laboratories that have such waste in small quantities (but I'm not sure about that)


***Småkemikalier***, fast och flytande
Chemicals, small containers, solid and liquid

***Småkemikalie*** är ett brett begrepp för en rad ämnen med farliga egenskaper såsom explosiva, självantändande, brandfarliga, brandfarliga vid kontakt med vatten, oxiderande, giftiga eller på annat sätt kan åsamka skada. Behörig kemist skall alltid tillsammans med kunden inventera de kemikalier som sorteras ut och därefter finna fram till lämpliga kärl och sorteringsinstruktioner.

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SafeTex
France
Local time: 03:10
Small quantity chemicals
Explanation:
See here for definition etc. (in Swedish) https://docplayer.se/108212038-Sa-har-lamnar-du-smakemikalie...

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Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:10
Grading comment
I added the word "dangerous" but otherwise went for this.Thanks
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2Small quantity chemicals
Agneta Pallinder
3small chemicals
Adrian MM.
Summary of reference entries provided
Too little for immediate disposal
Leif Ohman

  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
small chemicals


Explanation:
Perhaps a literal translation will work, though I don't recall the smallness idea from the big shots who used to 'teach' chemistry at my school.

Example sentence(s):
  • Small chemicals (SCs) can interfere with any cell type or function of the immune system. SCs are ubiquitous as food components, life-style products or *environmental pollutants*.
  • Small molecules as friends and foes of the immune system

    Reference: http://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19937849/
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hello Unfortunately, it seems in English that the toxic effects of "small chemicals" in English are often used in medicine. The English term does not mean the same as the Swedish term where these chemicals can also be explosive or corrosive for instance

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Small quantity chemicals


Explanation:
See here for definition etc. (in Swedish) https://docplayer.se/108212038-Sa-har-lamnar-du-smakemikalie...



Agneta Pallinder
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:10
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
I added the word "dangerous" but otherwise went for this.Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Michele!
agree  Leif Ohman: added a reference
8 hrs
  -> Thanks Leif!
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Reference comments


12 hrs
Reference: Too little for immediate disposal

Reference information:
"Långt vanligare är dock... att... avfallsmängderna är för små...
För att... bli kvitt... utnyttjas... mellanlager.
Mellanlagring kan omfatta... småkemikalier"

Source: SOU 1992:45
https://weburn.kb.se/sou/458/urn-nbn-se-kb-digark-4577829.pd...

Defined as small quantity chemicals ("mindre mängder kemikalier") here:

https://www.fmsandviken.sandvik/siteassets/facility-manageme...

Leif Ohman
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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