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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: Biology LibreTexts - Air Pollution. | Sep 16, 2026 | ||
| Added Top Questions. | Jul 15, 2026 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised and updated. | Jul 14, 2026 | ||
| Noted the difference between primary and secondary sources of air pollution and mentioned the two major categories of fine particulates. Revised opening paragraph. | May 27, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Acid rain and air pollution: 50 years of progress in environmental science and policy. | Mar 20, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Air pollution and rhinitis. | Jul 08, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | May 16, 2024 | ||
| Link added. | Apr 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Environment Protection Agency - Air Pollution: Current and Future Challenges. | Oct 25, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 19, 2020 | ||
| Added information on the recovery of the ozone layer and noted the 2020 atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. | Oct 19, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 17, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: NASA Climate Kids - What causes air pollution? | Nov 27, 2019 | ||
| Added tables "Criteria air pollutants" and "Important hazardous air pollutants (air toxics)." | Oct 31, 2018 | ||
| Revised the atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide and added cross-references throughout. | Oct 31, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 31, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Environmental Pollution Centers - What is Air Pollution? | Mar 15, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - A Definition of Air Pollution. | Mar 13, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Natural Resources Defense Council - Air Pollution: Everything You Need to Know. | Jan 12, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Pollution Facts & Types of Pollution. | Dec 18, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - Air Pollution. | Aug 31, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Air Pollution. | Aug 31, 2011 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jan 22, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Air Pollution. | Apr 19, 2009 | ||
| New article added. | Feb 19, 2009 |
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