Environment and the lungs
The ambient air we breathe is a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen with minor constituents, like CO2 and trace gases. Pollutants are substances which are not normally present, for example dust, smoke, industrial and automobile exhaust gaseous and particulate matter.
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