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Smog

"combination of smoke and fog in which products of combustion such as hydrocarbons, particulate matter and oxides of sulphur and nitrogen occur in concentrations that are harmful to human beings and other organisms."

Source: United Nations, Glossary of Environment Statistics

   
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