Air Pollution Articles

• Water
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Air Quality
  Air Pollution
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  Water pollution

  Water pollution is a large set of adverse effects upon water bodies (lakes, rivers, oceans, groundwater) caused by human activities. Although natural phenomena such as volcanoes, storms, earthquakes ... > more
• Acid Rain
  Rainforests
  Pollution
  Air Pollution
  Forest
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Rain

  Rain is a form of precipitation, other forms of which include snow, sleet, hail, and dew. Rain plays a major role in the hydrologic cycle in which moisture from the oceans evaporates, condenses into ... > more
• Soil Types
  Organic
  Fungus
  Landslides
  Geochemistry
  Pollution
   
  

  Soil contamination

  Soil contamination is the presence of man-made chemicals or other alteration to the natural soil environment. This type of contamination typically arises from rupture of underground storage tanks, ... > more
• Acid Rain
  Food Additives
  Air Quality
  Dietary Supplement
  Air Pollution
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Sulfur dioxide

  Sulfur dioxide (also sulphur dioxide, sulfurous anhydride or sulphurous anhydride) has the chemical formula SO2. The gas is irritating to the lungs and is frequently described as smelling of burning ... > more
• Hazardous Waste
  Petroleum
  Pollution
  Water
  Oil Spills
  Energy and the Environment
   
  

  Methyl tert-butyl ether

  MTBE (methyl tertiary-butyl ether) is a chemical compound that is manufactured by the chemical reaction of methanol and isobutylene. MTBE is produced in very large quantities (more than 200,000 ... > more
• Atmosphere
  Ozone Holes
  Air Quality
  Renewable Energy
  Environmental Science
  Geomagnetic Storms
   

  Planetary boundary layer

  The planetary boundary layer (PBL) is also known as the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). It is the lowest part of the atmosphere and its behavior is directly influenced by its contact with the ... > more
• Global Warming
  Water
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Fog

  Fog is a cloud in contact with the ground. Fog differs from other clouds only in that fog touches the surface of the Earth. The same cloud that is not fog on lower ground may be fog where it contacts ... > more
• Environmental Science
  Geochemistry
  Environmental Issues
  Sustainability
  Ecology
  Water
   

  Environmental engineering

  Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the environment (air, water, and/or land resources), to provide healthful water, air, and land for human ... > more
• Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
  Healthy Aging
  Sustainability
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Environmental Science
   

  Environmental impact assessment

  An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an assessment of the likely human environmental health impact, risk to ecological health, and changes to nature's services that a project may have. The ... > more
• Air Quality
  Fossil Fuels
  Air Pollution
  Thermodynamics
  Energy and the Environment
  Alternative Fuels
   
  

  Combustion

  Combustion or burning is a complex sequence of chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat or both heat and light in the form of either a glow or flames. ... > more

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