photochemical pollution
1Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Station — Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations are ambient air monitoring sites mandated by the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments. Placed in areas of high ozone, they monitor volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, ozone and meteorological… …
2Pollution — For the Fransisco Battiato album, see Pollution (album). For the Goodies episode, see Pollution (The Goodies). Air pollution from World War II weapon production in Alabama, 1942 …
3pollution — /peuh looh sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of polluting or the state of being polluted. 2. the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment: air pollution. [1350 1400; ME pollucioun ( < OF) < LL pollution , s. of pollutio… …
4photochemical smog — noun air pollution caused by photochemical reactions involving hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and other pollutants, especially in still air over cities …
5photochemical smog — Meteorol. air pollution containing ozone and other reactive chemical compounds formed by the action of sunlight on nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons, esp. those in automobile exhaust. Also called oxidant smog, smog. [1957; PHOTO + CHEMICAL] * * * …
6photochemical smog — a heavy, brown coloured, air pollution formed by the reaction of vehicle and factory emissions with sunlight to produce ozone which is harmful to humans, animals and plants …
7photochemical smog — Meteorol. air pollution containing ozone and other reactive chemical compounds formed by the action of sunlight on nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons, esp. those in automobile exhaust. Also called oxidant smog, smog. [1957; PHOTO + CHEMICAL] …
8Air pollution — from World War II production Smog over …
9air pollution — /ˈɛə pəluʃən/ (say air puhloohshuhn) noun the contamination of the air by substances such as chemical fumes, particulate matter, gases, etc. The major source of air pollution in Australia is the motor vehicle whose exhausts cause chemicals such… …
10фотохимическое загрязнение — — [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en] EN photochemical pollution Air pollution containing ozone and other reactive chemical compounds formed by the action of sunlight on nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons, especially… …
