Pollution

Pollution

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Contributors in Pollution

Pollution

A chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) is an organic compound that contains carbon, chlorine, and fluorine, produced as a volatile derivative of methane and ethane. A common subclass are the hydrochlorofluorocarb ...

fumigants

Environment; Pollution

A chemical compound used in its gaseous state as a pesticide or disinfectant.

sick building syndrome (SBS)

Environment; Pollution

Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a combination of ailments (a syndrome) associated with an individual's place of work (office building) or residence.

environmental technology

Environment; Pollution

Environmental technology (abbreviated as envirotech) or green technology (abbreviated as greentech) or clean technology (abbreviated as cleantech) is the application of one or more of environmental ...

aerosol

Environment; Pollution

a suspension of fine solid or liquid particles in gas

asbesto

Environment; Pollution

any of several minerals (as chrysotile) that readily separate into long flexible fibers, that cause asbestosis and have been implicated as causes of certain cancers, and that have been used ...