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A group of common air pollutants (sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulates, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, photochemical oxidants, and lead) that pose the greatest threat to human health and are regulated in the USA by the Environmental Protection Agency. Also known as conventional pollutant. See also designated pollutant, hazardous air pollutant.
Subjects: Environmental Science.
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