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Air pollution

Introduction: Air pollution

Description of Air pollution

Air pollution: contamination of air by smoke and harmful gases, mainly oxides of carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen, as from automobile exhausts, industrial emissions, or burning rubbish.smog.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Air pollution: presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects.
Source: CRISP

Air pollution: The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air (AIR POLLUTANTS) that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects. The substances may include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; or volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.
Source: MeSH 2007

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