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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
carbon monoxide (CO)
Pollution control; Air pollution
A colorless, odorless gas resulting from the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbon fuels. CO interferes with the blood's ability to carry oxygen to the body's tissues and results in numerous adverse ...
new source review (NSR)
Pollution control; Air pollution
A Clean Air Act requirement that State Implementation Plans must include a permit review, which applies to the construction and operation of new and modified stationary sources in nonattainment ...
olefin
Pollution control; Air pollution
A class of unsaturated hydrocarbons having the general formula C n H 2n .
AB 1807 (Tanner)
Pollution control; Air pollution
A California state law (Health and Safety Code section 39650 et seq. ) which became effective in January of 1984 and established the framework for California's toxic air contaminant identification ...
asthma
Pollution control; Air pollution
A chronic inflammatory disorder of the lungs characterized by wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and cough.
AB 2588 (Connelly) Air Toxics Hot Spots Informatio
Pollution control; Air pollution
A California program (Health and Safety Code Section 44300 et seq. ) which requires certain stationary sources to report the type and quantity of specific toxic substances they routinely release into ...
