exhaust fumes
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Arevalo is one of 10 street vendors testing whether they can ditch petrol generators to reduce noise, planet-warming emissions and health risks posed by exhaust fumes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
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
A romance permeates Romero’s voice when she reminisces about the suffocating smog, exhaust fumes and plumes of ash and smoke from volcanic eruptions that from time to time engulfed the city where she was born.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2024
They come from vehicle exhaust fumes, power plant combustion, and burning wood, and present the highest health risk.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2024
It roared across the cay again, seeming even lower this time because the rush of wind from it was hot I could smell exhaust fumes.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
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