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air pollution N

air pollution

poluição f do ar

Usage examples with air pollution

the plant life was killed off by air pollution

a flora foi exterminada pela poluição do ar

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In the 1990s and early 2000s, a rapid increase in motor vehicles using leaded fuel exacerbated urban air pollution. en.wikipedia.org

As well as the economic cost of lost commodities, fugitive emissions contribute to air pollution and climate change. en.wikipedia.org

He notes that air pollution in wealthy nations has steadily decreased in recent decades. en.wikipedia.org

Air pollution causes cancer, heart attacks and underdeveloped lungs for children. en.wikipedia.org

However, freight and switching operation remained powered by coal-firing steam engines, contributing to air pollution and road accidents. en.wikipedia.org

Other external benefits include improved air quality from reduced fuel consumption (limiting nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, methane, and other gases that contribute to air pollution). en.wikipedia.org

This designation gives these areas special protection from the degradation of air quality by human-caused air pollution. en.wikipedia.org

Reducing the use of new raw materials can result in a reduction of energy usage, air pollution, water pollution and even greenhouse gas emissions. en.wikipedia.org

The policy did obviously not lead to environmental improvement but even made air pollution worse. en.wikipedia.org

As mentioned above, knowing the whereabouts of the individual or individuals, is very important when trying to determine air pollution exposure. en.wikipedia.org

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