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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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Organic compounds
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A large group of chemical compounds containing mainly carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. All living organisms are made up of organic compounds.
Acute health effect
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A health effect that occurs over a relatively short period of time (e.g., minutes or hours). The term is used to describe brief exposures and effects which appear promptly after exposure.
California Ambient Air Quality Standard (CAAQS)
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A legal limit that specifies the maximum level and time of exposure in the outdoor air for a given air pollutant and which is protective of human health and public welfare (Health and Safety Code ...
Multimedia exposure
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Exposure to a toxic substance from multiple pathways such as air, water, soil, food, and breast milk.
Maximum achievable control technology (MACT)
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Federal emissions limitations based on the best demonstrated control technology or practises in similar sources to be applied to major sources emitting one or more federal hazardous air pollutants. ...
Transfer efficiency
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For coatings, a measure of the percent of the total amount of coating used which is transferred to a unit surface by a spray gun or other device.
Total organic gases (TOG)
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Gaseous organic compounds, including reactive organic gases and the relatively unreactive organic gases such as methane.
