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smog  

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  • The word smog, derived from the combination of the words smoke and fog, came into use in the early 1900s. Smog appears as a light brown blanket of air over heavily populated or industrial areas, although wind may blow smog out into suburban or rural areas. [Source: Encyclopedia of Transportation: Social Science and Policy; Smog]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-LVVS7LZ0-N

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