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Air Quality Index/Related Articles
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Parent topics
- Earth science [r]: The study of the components and processes of the planet Earth. [e]
- Health science [r]: The helping professions that use applied science to improve health and to treat disease. [e]
Subtopics
- Air pollution [r]: The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air (air pollutants) that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects. [e]
- Atmospheric science [r]: The umbrella term for the study of the Earth's atmosphere. [e]
- Environmental engineering [r]: A field of engineering devoted to remediation of all forms of pollution. [e]
- Atmospheric chemistry [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Air pollutant concentrations [r]: Methods for conversion of air pollutant concentrations. [e]
- Air pollution dispersion modeling [r]: Describes the basic mathematical simulation (i.e., modeling) of how buoyant air pollutants disperse in the atmosphere. [e]
- Air pollution dispersion terminology [r]: Describes and explains the words and technical terms that have a special meaning to workers in the field of air pollution dispersion modeling. [e]
- Chemical Engineering [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Clean Air Act (U.S.) [r]: A law enacted by the U.S. Congress that defines the responsibilities of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) for protecting and improving the nation's air quality and the stratospheric ozone layer. [e]
- Smog [r]: The hazy, unhealthy polluted air which accumulates over cities and other regions under certain conditions. [e]
- National Ambient Air Quality Standards [r]: Concentration limits set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for outdoor ambient air pollutants considered harmful to public health and the environment. [e]
