atmospheric pollutants

collocation in English

meaningsofatmosphericandpollutant

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atmospheric
adjective
uk
/ˌæt.məsˈfer.ɪk/us
/ˌæt.məsˈfer.ɪk/
relating to the air or to ...
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pollutant
noun[C]
uk
/pəˈluː.tənt/us
/pəˈluː.t̬ənt/
a substance ...
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(Definition ofatmosphericandpollutantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Ozone is also produced with atmospheric pollutants reacted with ultraviolet radiation.
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Studies of transport of atmospheric pollutants often require treatment of nonhomogeneous and non-stationary flows.
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Effects of atmospheric pollutants on interactions between insects and their food plants.
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Effects of atmospheric pollutants on forests, wetlands and agricultural ecosystems.
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Studies of the degradative effects of atmospheric pollutants on plastics and organic surface coatings are included in the building research establishment's programme.
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The only atmospheric pollutants for which information is readily available for the areas mentioned are smoke and sulphur dioxide.
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Within that, there will be improvement targets for the nine main atmospheric pollutants, selected on the criteria of prevalence and harm.
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This legislation certainly takes us a further step towards reducing atmospheric pollutants emitted by internal combustion engines.
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But it goes on to say, "or would result in the emission of atmospheric pollutants".
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This proposed directive concerns national emission ceilings for certain atmospheric pollutants and comes under the framework directive on air quality.
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Creation is also threatened by the emission of atmospheric pollutants, 40-80% of which originate from large industrial installations.
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Information is also being collected to discover if there is any statistical relationship between the presence of various atmospheric pollutants and the incidence of lung cancer.
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We were seeking to increase the information available about waste and, perhaps more significantly, about the main atmospheric pollutants, which are a significant part of any serious environmental report.
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Not all lichens are equally sensitive to air pollutants, so different lichen species show different levels of sensitivity to specific atmospheric pollutants.
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This is necessary for emission controls such as exhaust gas recirculation and catalytic converters that reduce smog and other atmospheric pollutants.
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Atmospheric pollutants (e.g., sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, etc.), in combination with solar radiation, can also be responsible for severe damage.
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