Pollution control

Pollution control

Related to the measures implemented by a state, institution or community to manage and control environmental pollution.

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residual risk

Pollution control; Air pollution

The quantity of health risk remaining after application of emission control.

ozone depletion

Pollution control; Air pollution

The reduction in the stratospheric ozone layer. Stratospheric ozone shields the Earth from ultraviolet radiation. The breakdown of certain chlorine and / or bromine-containing ...

designation value

Pollution control; Air pollution

The pollutant concentration used by air quality managers for designating attainment status of an air district with respect to the state and federal ambient air quality standards. ...

vapor pressure

Pollution control; Air pollution

The pressure, often expressed in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or pounds per square inch (PSI), that is characteristic at any given temperatures of a vapor in equilibrium with ...

air quality standard (AQS)

Pollution control; Air pollution

The prescribed level of a pollutant in the outside air that should not be exceeded during a specific time period to protect public health. Established by both federal and state ...

prescribed burning

Pollution control; Air pollution

The planned application of fire to vegetation to achieve any specific objective on lands selected in advance of that application. In California, prescribed burning is governed ...

design value

Pollution control; Air 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 ...