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Critical load

In the study of air pollution, a critical load is defined as "a quantitative estimate of an exposure to one or more pollutants below which significant harmful effects on specified sensitive elements of the environment do not occur according to present knowledge".

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Critical load

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Edges44
Triples56
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
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related to United States · 18
Critical load → Atmospheric Deposition, CLAD, Critical Loads, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Land Managers, Fish, Forest Service, However, In, NADP, National Ambient Air Quality, National Atmospheric Deposition Program, National Park Service Archived, Science Committee, Standards, The, Wayback Machine, Wildlife Service
related to Europe · 15
Critical load → As, Bc/Al, Finally, For, Gothenburg, In European, Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, LRTAP, NMVOCs, Simple Mass Balance, SMB, That, The, To, UN-ECE Convention
related to Asia · 11
Critical load → Although, Asia, China, Empirical, Europe, In, In Asia, Moreover, The, United States, With

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critical loads deposition nitrogen load ecosystem steady-state pollutants used air mass balance pollution sulfur soil changes forest levels empirical approaches

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airinstance ofAir pollutants impact essential ecosystem services0.80text
water purificationinstance ofAir pollutants impact essential ecosystem services0.80text
decompositioninstance ofAir pollutants impact essential ecosystem services0.80text
detoxification of waste materialsinstance ofAir pollutants impact essential ecosystem services0.80text
and climate regulation.When deposition is greater than the critical load of a pollutant for a particular locationinstance ofAir pollutants impact essential ecosystem services0.80text
it is considered a critical load exceedanceinstance ofAir pollutants impact essential ecosystem services0.80text
meaning the biota are at increased risk of ecological harminstance ofAir pollutants impact essential ecosystem services0.80text
Japaninstance ofcritical loads with higher resolution were calculated in many Asian countries0.80text
Russiainstance ofcritical loads with higher resolution were calculated in many Asian countries0.80text
South Koreainstance ofcritical loads with higher resolution were calculated in many Asian countries0.80text
Indiainstance ofcritical loads with higher resolution were calculated in many Asian countries0.80text
and Chinainstance ofcritical loads with higher resolution were calculated in many Asian countries0.80text

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