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An air pollutant is defined as a compound added directly or indirectly by humans to the atmosphere in such quantities as to affect humans, animals, vegetation, or materials adversely. Air pollution requires a very flexible definition that permits continuous change. When the first air pollution laws were established in England in the fourteenth century, air pollutants were limited to compounds that could be seen or smelled - a far cry from the extensive list of harmful substances known today. As technology has developed and knowledge of the health aspects of various chemicals has increased, the list of air pollutants has lengthened. In the future, even water vapor might be considered an air pollutant under certain conditions.

Many of the more important air pollutants, such as sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides, are found in nature. As the Earth developed, the concentration of these pollutants was altered by various chemical reactions; they became components in biogeochemical cycles. These serve as an air purification scheme by allowing the compounds to move from the air to the water or soil. On a global basis, nature's output of these compounds dwarfs that resulting from human activities.

However, human production usually occurs in a localized area, such as a city. In such a region, human output may be dominant and may temporarily overload the natural purification scheme of the cycles. The result is an increased concentration of noxious chemicals in the air. The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities. The actual concentration need not be large for a substance to be a pollutant; in fact, the numerical value tells us little until we know how much of an increase this represents over the concentration that would occur naturally in the area.

It can be inferred from the first paragraph that __________.

 

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He has read a lot of books and ___________ a lot of knowledge.

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This time tomorrow ________ on the beach sunbathing and drinking freshly squeezed fruit juice!

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It announced today that an enquiry would be held into the collapse of ahigh-rise apartment block

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________, tell him I have gone to London.

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Margarethe Von Trotta is a(n) _________ gifted filmmaker who made vital contributions to the New German movement of the 70’s and 80’s.

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Tony would have forgotten the appointment if I hadn’t ________ him. 

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Tom went on and on apologizing for it, which was quite unnecessary.

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When the teacher asked Daisy what the chemical formula was, her mind went _______.

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Today many species of plants and animals are in _________of extinction.

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Peter is _____ only child in his family so his parents love him a lot.

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He did not share his secrets with many people but he confided ____ her.