pollutants
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Haze and smoke from peat fires contain a complex mixture of pollutants that pose serious health risks to the human body.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The AQI converts measurements of pollutants into a single figure indicating air quality and potential health risks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Environmental researchers could potentially use them to search for very small amounts of chemical pollutants in groundwater.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
EPA officials said on a call Monday that the change will not include pollutants that directly harm health such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide, which are regulated separately.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
In rivers, a really incredible variety of pollutants combine to produce deposits that the sanitary engineers can only despairingly refer to as “gunk.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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