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Smog

Environment; Pollution

A form of air pollution that is produced when sunlight reacts with poisonous gases from factories and automobiles.

Global warming

Environment; Pollution

A rise in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere.Many scientists believe that global warming is caused by release of greenhouse gases.

Acid rain

Environment; Pollution

It is rain carrying chemical pollution. When industries burn coal and oil, nitrogen rise into the air and dissolve in the atmosphere.

Plume

Environment; Pollution

An area of air,water, or ground that contains pollutants. Plumes come from a single source, and the pollutants spread by way of wind.

An estimate of the amount of pollutants emitted into the atmosphere from major mobile, stationary, area-wide and natural source categories over a specific period of time such as a day or a year. For ...

Design value

Environment; 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 ...

Acid deposition

Environment; Pollution

A comprehensive term for the various ways acidic compounds precipitate from the atmosphere and deposit onto surfaces. It can include: 1) wet deposition by means of acid rain, fog and snow; and, 2) ...