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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epidemiology

Pollution control; Air pollution

The study of the occurrence and distribution of disease within a population.

abatement

Pollution control; Air pollution

The reduction or elimination of pollution.

sulfates

Pollution control; Air pollution

Pungent, colorless gases (sulfates are solids) formed primarily by the combustion of sulfur-containing fossil fuels, especially coal and oil. Considered major air pollutants, ...

dose-response

Pollution control; Air pollution

The relationship between the dose of a pollutant and the response (or effect) it produces on a biological system.

water solubility

Pollution control; Air pollution

The solubility of a substance in water provides information on the fate and transport in the environment. The higher the water solubility, the greater the tendency to remain ...

California Air Resources Board (ARB)

Pollution control; Air pollution

The State's lead air quality agency consisting of an eleven-member board appointed by the Governor and several hundred employees. CARB is responsible for attainment and ...

individual cancer risk

Pollution control; Air pollution

The probability, expressed as chances in a million, that a person experiencing 70 years of continuous area-wide outdoor exposure to a toxic air contaminant will develop cancer.