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Air pollution hot spot

Similar term(s): toxic hot spot.

Definition:

A location where emissions from specific sources may expose individuals and population groups to elevated risks of adverse health effects - including but not limited to cancer - and contribute to the cumulative health risks of emissions from other sources in the area.

Source & ©: California Air Resources Board Glossary of Air Pollution Terms 


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14-2-2008