Air pollution

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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Non-methane organic gas (NMOG)

Pollution control; Air pollution

The sum of non-methane hydrocarbons and other organic gases such as aldehydes, ketones and ethers.

Diesel engine

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A type of internal combustion engine that uses low-volatility petroleum fuel and fuel injectors and initiates combustion using compression ignition (as opposed to spark ignition that is used with ...

No-observed-effect-level (NOEL)

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A term used in risk assessment. An exposure level at which there are no statistically or biologically significant difference or severity of ant effect between an exposed population and a comparable ...

Emissions trading

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A rule-making concept whereby approval of a new or modified stationary source of air pollution is conditional on the reduction of emissions from other existing stationary sources of air pollution. ...

Best available control measure (BACM)

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A term used to describe the "best" measures (according to U. S. EPA guidance) for controlling small or dispersed sources of particulate matter and other emissions from sources such as roadway dust, ...

Reactivity

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A term used in the context of air quality management to describe a hydrocarbon's ability to react (participate in photochemical reactions) to form ozone in the atmosphere. Different hydrocarbons ...