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Deutsch: Luftverschmutzung / Español: Contaminación del aire / Português: Poluição do ar / Français: Pollution de l'air / Italiano: Inquinamento dell'aria /

Air Pollution is the presence of contaminants or Pollutant substances in the air that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful Environmental effects.

- Air Pollution Control Device : An Air Pollution Control Device is Mechanism or equipment that cleans Emissions generated by a source (e.g. an incinerator, industrial smokestack, or an automobile exhaust system) by

- Air Pollution Episode : An Air Pollution Episode is a period of abnormally high Concentration of air pollutants, often due to low winds and temperature inversion, that can cause illness and death.

Deutsch: Luftreinigung / Español: Purificación de aire / Português: Purificação do ar / Français: Purification de l'air / Italiano: Purificazione dell'aria

Air purification refers to the process of removing pollutants, contaminants, and harmful particles from the air to improve air quality. In the environmental context, it involves the use of natural and technological methods to reduce the concentration of airborne pollutants, such as particulate matter, chemicals, allergens, and pathogens, which can negatively impact human health and the environment.

- Air Quality Criteria : An Air Quality Criteria is the levels of pollution and lengths of exposure above which adverse health and welfare effects may occur.

Air Quality Standards are the level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not be exceeded during a given time in

An Air Side Economizer is an air economizer cycle reduces the load on the chilled water system by increasing the flow of outside air above the minimum required for ventilation when the outside air temperature is favorable in comparison to return air temperature.

Deutsch: Luft Räume / Español: Espacios Aéreos / Português: Espaços Aéreos / Français: Espaces Aériens / Italiano: Spazi Aerei /

Air spaces are all alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli. To be contrasted with AIRWAYS.

An Air Sparging is Injecting air or oxygen into an Aquifer to strip or flush volatile contaminants as air bubbles up through The Ground Water and is captured by a vapor extraction system.

An Air Stripping is a treatment system that removes volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from contaminated Ground Water or surface water by forcing an airstream through the water and causing the compounds to evaporate.