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Opacity

"amount of light obscured by particulate pollution in the air; clear window glass has zero opacity, a brick wall is 100 percent opaque. Opacity is an indicator of changes in performance of particulate control systems. "

Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Terms of Environment

   
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