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Vocabulary Term Details

Air pollution

Definition (http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept?cp=265&langcode=en&ns=1)

Presence in the atmosphere of large quantities of gases, solids and radiation produced by the burning of natural and artificial fuels, chemical and other industrial processes and nuclear explosions. (Gemet Thesaurus)

Preferred Units: N/A

Scope Note:
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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Pollution
N/AAir quality
Atmosphere
Atmospheric deposition
Atmospheric emission
Greenhouse effect
Greenhouse gases
Nitrogen oxides
Waste gases

This term is used for the following terms: 
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Approved Date
24-Jun-2013

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