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  2. Air pollution - Wikipedia

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    Air pollution is the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the environment. Air pollution can be chemical, physical or biological. [1]

  3. Category:Hazardous air pollutants - Wikipedia

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  4. Contamination - Wikipedia

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    Within the sciences, the word "contamination" can take on a variety of subtle differences in meaning, whether the contaminant is a solid or a liquid, [3] as well as the variance of environment the contaminant is found to be in. [2] A contaminant may even be more abstract, as in the case of an unwanted energy source that may interfere with a process. [2]

  5. Noise pollution - Wikipedia

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    Noise pollution, or sound pollution, is the propagation of noise or sound with potential harmful effects on humans and animals. The source of outdoor noise worldwide is mainly caused by machines, transport and propagation systems.

  6. Carbon dioxide - Wikipedia

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    The symmetry of a carbon dioxide molecule is linear and centrosymmetric at its equilibrium geometry. The length of the carbon–oxygen bond in carbon dioxide is 116.3 pm, noticeably shorter than the roughly 140 pm length of a typical single C–O bond, and shorter than most other C–O multiply bonded functional groups such as carbonyls. [19]

  7. Water pollution - Wikipedia

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    Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses. [1]: 6 It is usually a result of human activities.. Water bodies include lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers, reservoirs and groundwa

  8. Alkane - Wikipedia

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    Chemical structure of methane, the simplest alkane. In organic chemistry, an alkane, or paraffin (a historical trivial name that also has other meanings), is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon.

  9. COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    The COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam has resulted in 11,624,000 [1] confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 43,206 [1] deaths. The number of confirmed cases is the highest total in Southeast Asia, and the 13th highest in the world.