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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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Air pollution

Vapour pressure

Pollution control; Air pollution

The pressure, often expressed in millimetres of mercury (mm Hg) or pounds per square inch (PSI), that is characteristic at any given temperatures of a vapour in equilibrium with its liquid or solid ...

Air quality standard (AQS)

Pollution control; Air pollution

The prescribed level of a pollutant in the outside air that should not be exceeded during a specific time period to protect public health. Established by both federal and state governments. (See also ...

Prescribed burning

Pollution control; Air pollution

The planned application of fire to vegetation to achieve any specific objective on lands selected in advance of that application. In California, prescribed burning is governed under the Agricultural ...

Water solubility

Pollution control; Air pollution

The solubility of a substance in water provides information on the fate and transport in the environment. The higher the water solubility, the greater the tendency to remain dissolved and the less ...

Individual cancer risk

Pollution control; Air pollution

The probability, expressed as chances in a million, that a person experiencing 70 years of continuous area-wide outdoor exposure to a toxic air contaminant will develop cancer.

Ozone depletion

Pollution control; Air pollution

The reduction in the stratospheric ozone layer. Stratospheric ozone shields the Earth from ultraviolet radiation. The breakdown of certain chlorine and / or bromine-containing compounds that ...

Design value

Pollution control; Air pollution

The pollutant concentration used by air quality managers as the basis for determining attainment of an air quality standard, generally by using an air quality model. The design value may or may not ...

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