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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
secondary standard
Pollution control; Air pollution
An air quality standard that prevents, reduces, or minimizes injury to agricultural crops and livestock, damage to and the deterioration of property, and hazards to air and ground transportation.
consumer products
Pollution control; Air pollution
Products such as hairspray, detergents, cleaning compounds, polishes, lawn and garden products, personal care products, and automotive specialty products which are part of our everyday lives and, ...
polymer
Pollution control; Air pollution
Natural or synthetic chemical compounds composed of up to millions of repeated linked units, each of a relatively light and simple molecule.
noncarcinogenic effects
Pollution control; Air pollution
Non-cancer health effects which may include birth defects, organ damage, morbidity, and death.
natural sources
Pollution control; Air pollution
Non-manmade emission sources, including biological and geological sources, wildfires, and windblown dust.
stationary sources
Pollution control; Air pollution
Non-mobile sources such as power plants, refineries, and manufacturing facilities which emit air pollutants. (See also mobile sources).
low NOx burners
Pollution control; Air pollution
One of several combustion technologies used to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides.
