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by-products


 secondary products, possibly of commercial value, which are obtained from the chemical or physical processing of material. "By-product" was a term used for a residual from processing, which [..]
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pm2.5

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absorption


 the solution of one component of a gaseous mixture into a liquid, or the penetration of a gas or liquid into a porous solid. acid gas:
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acid rain


 precipitation, whether rain or snow, where the water has an acidity greater than normal (effectively a pH of less than 5.7). It derives from interaction of water vapour in air with sulfur and nitroge [..]
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chronic exposure


adsorption:
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aerobic digestion


 a biological conversion process in which micro-organisms respire oxygen to digest/decompose biodegradable organic compounds. aerosol:
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aggregated emissions data


 estimates of the amount of a substance emitted to the environment annually from: (a) facilities which are not reporting facilities; and (b) anthropogenic sources other than facilities, which emit a s [..]
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agri-industrial


 the integrated operation of agricultural and industrial activities. air quality:
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algae


 primitive, non-vascular water plants consisting of a single cell or aggregation of cells. All are relatively simple photosynthetic organisms with unicellular reproductive structures. Algae occur in b [..]
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