- Industry: Government
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An air pollution control device that removes larger particles -- generally greater than one micron -- from an air stream through centrifugal force.
Industry:Pollution control
Pungent, colorless gases (sulfates are solids) formed primarily by the combustion of sulfur-containing fossil fuels, especially coal and oil. Considered major air pollutants, sulfur oxides may impact human health and damage vegetation.
Industry:Pollution control
The layer of the Earth's atmosphere above the troposphere and below the mesosphere. It extends between 10 and 30 miles above the Earth's surface and contains the ozone layer in its lower portion. The stratospheric layer mixes relatively slowly; pollutants that enter it may remain for long periods of time.
Industry:Pollution control
The layer of the Earth's atmosphere nearest to the surface of the Earth. The troposphere extends outward about five miles at the poles and about 10 miles at the equator.
Industry:Pollution control
The gaseous mass or envelope of air surrounding the Earth. From ground-level up, the atmosphere is further subdivided into the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and the thermosphere.
Industry:Pollution control
The degree to which a fluid resists flow under an applied force.
Industry:Pollution control
The ability of a chemical or physical agent to produce heritable changes in the DNA of living cells.
Industry:Pollution control
The act or instance of burning some type of fuel such as gasoline to produce energy. Combustion is typically the process that powers automobile engines and power plant generators.
Industry:Pollution control
