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Major Air Pollutants
Air pollution is a real public health and environmental problem that can lead to-among other things-global warming, acid rain, and the deterioration of the ozone layer. This chart names some common…air pollution
(Encyclopedia) air pollution, contamination of the air by noxious gases and minute particles of solid and liquid matter (particulates) in concentrations that endanger health. The major sources of air…The Toxic 100: Top Corporate Air Polluters
This index identifies the top air polluters among corporations. The data come from the 2021 report from the Political Economy Research Institute. Rank Corporation 1. LyondellBasell 2. Boeing 3.…Cleanest U.S. Cities for Ozone Air Pollution 2007
Ozone acts as a powerful respiratory irritant at the levels frequently found in most of the nation's urban areas during summer months. Symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain…Hopkins
(Encyclopedia) Hopkins, city (2020 pop. 19,079), Hennepin co., SE Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis; inc. as West Minneapolis 1893, name changed 1928. The…Ichihara
(Encyclopedia) Ichihara Ichihara ēchēˈhärä [key], city, Chiba prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay. Part…The Toxic 100: Top Corporate Air Polluters in the United States
This index identifies the top air polluters among corporations that appear in the Fortune 500, Forbes 500, and Standard & Poor's 500 lists of the country's largest firms.…The Toxic 100: Top Corporate Air Polluters in the United States, 2010
This index identifies the top air polluters among corporations that appear in the Fortune 500, Forbes 500, and Standard & Poor's 500 lists of the country's largest firms.…smoke
(Encyclopedia) smoke, visible gaseous product of incomplete combustion. Smoke varies with its source, but it usually comprises hot gas and suspended particles of carbon and tarry substances, or soot…liquefied petroleum gas
(Encyclopedia) liquefied petroleum gas or LPG, mixture of gases, chiefly propane and butane, produced commercially from petroleum and stored under pressure to keep it in a liquid state. The boiling…Trending
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