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What is the unit used to measure atmospheric pollution?


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Determine the unit used to measure atmospheric pollution.

  1. The presence of one or more pollutants in the air at such a concentration for a very period that it causes a nuisance or is harmful to human life, animal life, or vegetation.
  2. It has a direct impact on living creatures, and air takes precedence over food for the existence of life on Earth.
  3. Air pollution is a huge threat to the existence of life on Earth.
  4. Smog is the most common type of air pollution, impacting a huge area of the earth.

Hence, the quantity of pollution in the atmosphere is quite low, air pollution is measured in parts per million (ppm).


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