Inventories of anthropogenic pollutants

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inventories of anthropogenic pollutants

Databases on the rates of emission of anthropogenic compounds to the atmosphere.

To calculate the effects of these emissions, inventories are made available by various agencies, based on statistics regarding amounts of fuel combusted, percentages of various gases typically found in the emissions, etc.


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