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Air pollution
Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulates or biological materials into the atmosphere which cause damage to the natural environment and have adverse health affects on organisms.
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United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S
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The federal agency charged with setting policy and guidelines, and carrying out legal mandates for the protection of national interests in environmental resources. For more information, please go to ...
Cost-effectiveness
Pollution control; Air pollution
The cost of an emission control measure assessed in terms of dollars-per-pound, or dollars-per-ton, of air emissions reduced.
Viscosity
Pollution control; Air pollution
The degree to which a fluid resists flow under an applied force.
Gasoline volatility
Pollution control; Air pollution
The evaporative properties of gasoline. Gasoline vapour is a volatile organic compound. (See also Reid vapour Pressure. )
Median
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The middle value in a population distribution, above and below which lie an equal number of individual values; midpoint.
Emission standard
Pollution control; Air pollution
The maximum amount of a pollutant that is allowed to be discharged from a polluting source such as an automobile or smoke stack.
Mesosphere
Pollution control; Air pollution
The layer of the Earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere. It is between 35 and 60 miles from the Earth.
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