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Various definitions of pollution exist, which may or may not recognize certain types, such as noise pollution or greenhouse gases.The United States Environmental Protection Administration defines pollution as "Any substances in water, soil, or air that degrade the natural quality of the environment, offend the senses of sight, taste, or smell, or cause a health hazard.
Air pollution — Atmospheric particulate matter • Biological effects of UV exposure • CFC • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing • Indoor air quality • Ozone depletion • Smog • Tropospheric ozone • Volatile organic compound • Ultrafine particles
Air pollution was found to be associated with increased incidence and mortality from coronary stroke. [190] Associations are believed to be causal and effects may be mediated by vasoconstriction, low-grade inflammation and atherosclerosis. [191] Other mechanisms such as autonomic nervous system imbalance have also been suggested. [192] [193]
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air pollution - the modification of the natural characteristics of the atmosphere by a chemical, particulate matter, or biological agent. albedo - reflectance; the ratio of light from the Sun that is reflected by the Earth's surface, to the light received by it. Unreflected light is converted to infrared radiation (heat), which causes ...
Indoor air pollution has been a hot topic over the past few years thanks to a growing body of research that found that different cooking tools, including gas stoves and Teflon pans, can make you sick.
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. In other words pollution means a sudden change in the environment due to harmful chemicals released to the environment. Pollution may also refer to: Pollution, a 1972 album by Franco Battiato, or its title track
Diseases caused by pollution, lead to the chronic illness and deaths of about 8.4 million people each year. However, pollution receives a fraction of the interest from the global community. [1] This is in part because pollution causes so many diseases that it is often difficult to draw a straight line between cause and effect.