exhaust fumes

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In November, the government began testing helicopter exhaust fumes, but it's understood that officials still believe there is no risk to health.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

An earlier experiment by Kaufman's lab found that exposure to diesel exhaust fumes increased blood pressure in a controlled environment.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2023

The capital's more than 10 million vehicles, more than in any of India's other cities, compound the problem with their exhaust fumes.

From Reuters • Oct. 30, 2023

The same principle very likely applies to other pollution sources, such as cigarette smoke, exhaust fumes, or industrial pollution.

From National Geographic • Oct. 13, 2023

He got up and went out to the verandah; the sudden hot air, the roar of his neighbor’s generator, the smell of diesel exhaust fumes brought a lightness to his head.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie