air pollution
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000203
Any substance or energy form (heat, light, noise, etc.) which alters the state of the air from what would naturally occur. Especially associated with those altered states whose physical, chemical, biological, psychological or aesthetic impacts have been decreed to be undesirable by human value judgments.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000203 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| References | Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | pollution; Earth atmosphere; clean energy; critical load; greenhouse gas emissions; air pollution control; atmospheric chemistry; airshed; heat island; time-weighted average; pollen rain; atmospheric deposition; flue gas desulfurization; flue gas; Clean Air Act; second hand smoke; air sampling; aerobiology; air quality; greenhouse gases; nitrogen oxides; smoke; environmental markets; air pollutants; indoor air pollution |
| Translations | Spanish: contaminación aérea |
Record as JSON
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"term": "air pollution",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Any substance or energy form (heat, light, noise, etc.) which alters the state of the air from what would naturally occur. Especially associated with those altered states whose physical, chemical, biological, psychological or aesthetic impacts have been decreed to be undesirable by human value judgments.",
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"pollution",
"Earth atmosphere",
"clean energy",
"critical load",
"greenhouse gas emissions",
"air pollution control",
"atmospheric chemistry",
"airshed",
"heat island",
"time-weighted average",
"pollen rain",
"atmospheric deposition",
"flue gas desulfurization",
"flue gas",
"Clean Air Act",
"second hand smoke",
"air sampling",
"aerobiology",
"air quality",
"greenhouse gases",
"nitrogen oxides",
"smoke",
"environmental markets",
"air pollutants",
"indoor air pollution"
],
"references": [
"Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "contaminación aérea"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/air-pollution/"
}
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