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air pollution
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air pollution
n.
Contamination of air by smoke and harmful gases, mainly oxides of carbon, sulfur, and nitrogen.
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Effect of air-pollution control on death rates in Dublin, Ireland: an intervention study.
Decline of ambient air pollution levels and improved respiratory ... by Braun-Fahrlander, Charlotte / Environmental Health Perspectives
Burke said he would push critical air-pollution efforts, such as reducing emissions from railroads and ports and converting diesel-fueled school buses to cleaner-burning models.
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Over the past 50 years, air-pollution emissions fell by 3 percent annually relative to output--suggesting that America has become far more environmentally efficient.
Clearing the air by Moore, Stephen / National Review
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