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air pollution
(redirected from Urban Air Pollution)

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Noun1.air pollution - pollution of the atmosphereair pollution - pollution of the atmosphere; "air pollution reduced the visibility"
pollution - undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
acid precipitation, acid rain - rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
industrial air pollution - pollution resulting from an industrial plant discharging pollutants into the atmosphere
miasm, miasma - unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"
small-particle pollution - air pollution caused by fine particles of soot (as from power plants or diesel engines)
smog, smogginess - air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog


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On many counts, Chile has taken the lead in Latin America in tackling urban air pollution.
The World Bank has estimated the projected premature annual death due to urban air pollution to be two million a year, with around 590,00 in China, 460,000 in India, 150,000 in East Asia and Pacific, 130,000 in Latin America and Caribbean, 120,000 in South Asia, followed by 90,000 in the Middle East.
 
 
 
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