Air pollution

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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ozone precursors

Pollution control; Air pollution

Chemicals such as non-methane hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen, occurring either naturally or as a result of human activities, which contribute to the formation of ozone, a major component of ...

stakeholders

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Citizens, environmentalists, businesses, and government representatives that have a stake or concern about how air quality is managed.

source

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Any place or object from which air pollutants are released. Sources that are fixed in space are stationary sources and sources that move are mobile sources.

storage tank

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Any stationary container, reservoir, or tank, used for storage of liquids.

volatile

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Any substance that evaporates readily.

greenhouse gases

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Atmospheric gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, nitrous oxide, ozone, and water vapor that slow the passage of re-radiated heat through the Earth’s atmosphere. ( See also ...