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    A pollutant or novel entity is a substance or energy introduced into the environment that has undesired effects, or adversely affects the usefulness of...
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    Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that are resistant to degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes. They...
    38 KB (5,158 words) - 09:33, 9 April 2024
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    substances (PFAS) are persistent organic pollutants. Inorganic water pollutants include for example: Ammonia from food processing waste Heavy metals from motor...
    57 KB (8,344 words) - 10:43, 2 June 2024
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    Air pollution (redirect from Air pollutant)
    is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living...
    229 KB (23,275 words) - 07:30, 28 May 2024
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    Air Pollution Index, and Singapore's Pollutant Standards Index. Computation of the AQI requires an air pollutant concentration over a specified averaging...
    65 KB (5,229 words) - 14:42, 1 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
    The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) was launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and...
    22 KB (2,438 words) - 14:19, 13 December 2023
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    consult on strategies in the Strategy on Short-lived Climate Pollutants to reduce avoidable food waste within the country. This will help to reduce methane...
    132 KB (15,149 words) - 16:40, 30 May 2024
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    pronounced /ˈnæks/ naks) are limits on atmospheric concentration of six pollutants that cause smog, acid rain, and other health hazards. Established by the...
    24 KB (2,534 words) - 22:49, 16 May 2024
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    liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies...
    73 KB (8,611 words) - 12:46, 26 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Legacy pollution
    Legacy pollution or legacy pollutants are persistent materials in the environment that were created through a polluting industry or process that have polluting...
    38 KB (5,154 words) - 15:02, 1 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Foam food container
    A foam food container is a form of disposable food packaging for various foods and beverages, such as processed instant noodles, raw meat from supermarkets...
    9 KB (952 words) - 05:06, 20 April 2024
  • The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) are air pollution standards issued by the United States Environmental Protection...
    15 KB (772 words) - 17:57, 19 May 2024
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    into the human body if it is airborne or is taken in as contamination of food or drink, and will irradiate the body internally. The art and science of...
    35 KB (4,072 words) - 05:01, 1 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Environmental persistent pharmaceutical pollutant
    The term environmental persistent pharmaceutical pollutants (EPPP) was first suggested in the nomination in 2010 of pharmaceuticals and environment as...
    37 KB (4,191 words) - 16:11, 11 May 2024
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    and potassium (10% DV). PCBs, metformin, and mercury are some of the pollutants found in wild salmon, caught close to wastewater treatment plants of major...
    17 KB (1,134 words) - 03:43, 18 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
    Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an international environmental treaty, signed on 22 May 2001 in Stockholm and effective from 17...
    33 KB (2,128 words) - 02:20, 23 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Industrial wastewater treatment
    eliminate pollutants. Sources of industrial wastewater include battery manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, electric power plants, food industry, iron...
    57 KB (7,208 words) - 21:25, 27 March 2024
  • Thumbnail for AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors
    The AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors is a compilation of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s emission factor information...
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    Hemp (redirect from Hemp food)
    reduction of both energy consumption costs and the creation of secondary pollutants. The hemp market was at its largest during the 17th century. In the 19th...
    135 KB (14,139 words) - 11:33, 19 May 2024
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    Nina; Chang, Alvin (April 30, 2024). "Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077...
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