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Deutsch: Luftreinigung / Español: Purificación de aire / Português: Purificação do ar / Français: Purification de l'air / Italiano: Purificazione dell'aria

Air purification refers to the process of removing pollutants, contaminants, and harmful particles from the air to improve air quality. In the environmental context, it involves the use of natural and technological methods to reduce the concentration of airborne pollutants, such as particulate matter, chemicals, allergens, and pathogens, which can negatively impact human health and the environment.

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- Air Quality Criteria : An Air Quality Criteria is the levels of pollution and lengths of exposure above which adverse health and welfare effects may occur.

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English: Air quality monitoring / Deutsch: Luftqualitätsüberwachung / Español: Monitoreo de la calidad del aire / Português: Monitoramento da qualidade do ar / Français: Surveillance de la qualité de l’air / Italiano: Monitoraggio della qualità dell’aria

In the environmental context, air quality monitoring refers to the systematic measurement and analysis of pollutants in the atmosphere to assess the cleanliness and safety of the air we breathe. It plays a critical role in environmental protection, public health, and regulatory compliance.

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Air Quality Standards are the level of pollutants prescribed by regulations that are not be exceeded during a given time in

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An Air Side Economizer is an air economizer cycle reduces the load on the chilled water system by increasing the flow of outside air above the minimum required for ventilation when the outside air temperature is favorable in comparison to return air temperature.

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Deutsch: Luft Räume / Español: Espacios Aéreos / Português: Espaços Aéreos / Français: Espaces Aériens / Italiano: Spazi Aerei /

Air spaces are all alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli. To be contrasted with AIRWAYS.

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An Air Sparging is Injecting air or oxygen into an Aquifer to strip or flush volatile contaminants as air bubbles up through The Ground Water and is captured by a vapor extraction system.

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An Air Stripping is a treatment system that removes volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from contaminated Ground Water or surface water by forcing an airstream through the water and causing the compounds to evaporate.

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Deutsch: Luftdicht / Español: Hermético / Português: Hermeticamente fechado / Français: Étanche à l'air / Italiano: Ermetico

Air tight refers to the quality of a building, structure, or container that prevents the passage of air in and out through openings or pores. This term is especially relevant in environmental contexts where energy efficiency and minimizing environmental impact are priorities.

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Deutsch: Luftschadstoffe / Español: Tóxicos del aire / Português: Tóxicos do ar / Français: Polluants de l'air / Italiano: Agenti inquinanti atmosferici /

Air Toxics are any Air Pollutant for which a national Ambient Air quality standard (NAAQS) does not exist (i.e. excluding ozone, carbon monoxide, PM-10, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide

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