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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
A monitoring team identifies CO in fresh vehicle exhaust and ozone in a sunlit urban air mass. Which classification best describes their origins?
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Explanation:
Carbon monoxide is emitted directly when carbon-containing fuel burns incompletely. It is therefore normally classified as a primary gaseous pollutant in exhaust. Ground-level ozone is not ordinarily emitted by vehicle tailpipes. It forms in ambient air through photochemical reactions involving nitrogen oxides and reactive organic compounds. Distinguishing an emitted pollutant from a product formed downwind is essential for source-control planning.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
A roadside investigation finds nitric oxide (NO) in fresh exhaust and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in both exhaust and aged air. Which interpretation is most accurate?
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Explanation:
High-temperature combustion commonly generates nitric oxide from nitrogen-containing reactants. Nitric oxide may react with oxidants in ambient air to produce nitrogen dioxide. Combustion exhaust can also contain directly emitted nitrogen dioxide. The classification of NO2 is therefore not restricted to either primary or secondary origin. These processes help explain changes in measured NO and NO2 concentrations as exhaust disperses.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
Two air-monitoring stations report PM2.5 and PM10 mass concentrations using compatible size-selective methods. Which statement about these fractions is correct?
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Explanation:
The subscript on PM2.5 and PM10 identifies an aerodynamic particle-size cut. PM2.5 represents the fine fraction at or below approximately 2.5 micrometres. PM10 covers particles up to approximately 10 micrometres under the relevant size-selective convention. Consequently, PM2.5 mass is included within total PM10 mass when sampling bases are compatible. Neither size fraction by itself identifies whether the particles were emitted directly or formed in air.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
A coal-fired industrial boiler uses fuel containing sulfur, and sulfur dioxide is observed in its flue gas. Which source-formation relationship is most defensible?
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Explanation:
Sulfur present in coal and other sulfur-bearing fuels can oxidize during combustion. Sulfur dioxide is a major directly emitted gaseous product of this process. Atmospheric oxidation can convert some sulfur dioxide into sulfuric acid and sulfate species. These products may contribute to secondary fine particulate matter. Boiler emission controls and atmospheric-particle management therefore address related but distinct stages.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
A diesel-generator facility operates under high combustion temperatures and reports elevated NOx emissions. What is the most relevant explanation?
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Explanation:
Nitrogen oxides are important products of fuel combustion in engines and boilers. At elevated temperatures, atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen can participate in reactions forming nitric oxide. Nitrogen compounds contained in a fuel can provide an additional formation pathway. Some emitted NO is subsequently oxidized to NO2 in ambient air. Thermal conditions and fuel composition thus both matter in source evaluation.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
A poorly tuned petrol engine shows high CO concentrations despite adequate available fuel. Which mechanism best explains this observation?
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Explanation:
Carbon monoxide is an intermediate or incomplete product of carbon oxidation. Poor mixing, insufficient local oxygen or inadequate combustion time can increase CO emission. Complete oxidation of carbon ideally produces carbon dioxide instead. Carbon monoxide is a gas and should not be confused with soot or coarse mineral dust. Engine condition and combustion control are relevant to its source reduction.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
A solvent-intensive industrial coating unit and a nearby forest both release reactive organic vapours. Which statement about VOC sources is correct?
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Explanation:
Paints, coatings and solvents can release volatile organic compounds to ambient air. Vegetation also emits natural organic vapours, including isoprene and terpenes. Some VOCs react with oxidants and nitrogen-oxide chemistry to promote ozone formation. Oxidation of suitable organic vapours can also produce secondary organic aerosol. Source inventories should distinguish natural and human-caused contributions without assuming either is chemically inert.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
A city records enhanced ground-level ozone during sunny afternoons despite no major industrial source directly venting ozone. Which formation mechanism is most plausible?
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Explanation:
Tropospheric ozone is commonly formed through a network of photochemical reactions. Nitrogen oxides and reactive VOCs help sustain these reactions in the presence of sunlight. Motor vehicles, industrial activity and some natural sources supply ozone precursors. The resulting ozone may appear away from the major precursor-emission locations. A successful control strategy therefore considers precursor sources rather than looking only for direct ozone emissions.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Ambient fine particles contain appreciable ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate, while nearby emissions inventories show SO2, NOx and NH3 sources. Which explanation is best?
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Explanation:
Gaseous sulfur dioxide can undergo atmospheric oxidation to form sulfate-containing products. Nitrogen oxides can similarly form nitric acid and particulate nitrate. Ammonia can react with acidic species to produce ammonium salts. These species can contribute significantly to the secondary PM2.5 burden. Reducing only directly emitted dust may therefore fail to address the full fine-particle problem.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
A receptor station downwind of a congested city experiences high ozone even though local vehicle traffic is sparse. What source interpretation is most appropriate?
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Explanation:
Primary precursor pollutants can be transported as air masses move downwind. Sunlight and oxidants can drive ozone production during this transport. The peak ozone concentration need not occur directly beside a busy road. Local chemical consumption of ozone by freshly emitted NO can also influence near-road observations. Air-quality assessments should therefore include regional atmospheric chemistry and transport.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
A municipal emissions inventory includes a fixed thermal-power boiler and diesel trucks delivering materials to it. How should these emission sources be classified?
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Explanation:
A fixed boiler or furnace is ordinarily classified as a stationary source. Road-going diesel trucks are mobile sources even when they periodically stop. Fuel combustion in both can produce directly emitted gases and particles. NOx and other emitted compounds can also contribute to secondary pollution. An emissions inventory should keep source class separate from pollutant chemical classification.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
Which group consists entirely of plausible natural emission processes, rather than processes that must be anthropogenic?
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Explanation:
Lightning can create conditions that form nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere. Volcanoes can naturally release sulfur dioxide and particles. Vegetation can emit reactive organic vapours through biological processes. These are natural emission pathways even though humans may also emit the same pollutant classes. Natural and anthropogenic precursors can interact in ambient atmospheric chemistry.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
A road-widening project produces coarse dust from demolition and unpaved-vehicle movement, while nearby diesel exhaust contributes soot. What distinction is most accurate?
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Explanation:
Cutting, crushing and abrasion release solid material directly into the air. Road resuspension can similarly produce primary dust. Combustion of diesel fuel can directly emit fine soot or black-carbon-containing particles. Their size distributions and chemical compositions can differ substantially. Both direct emissions and any secondary aerosol contribution should be considered in an urban air assessment.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
A vegetation fire produces smoke, while sunlight acts on its emitted gases in the surrounding air. Which statement captures its air-pollution effects?
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Explanation:
Biomass burning can release smoke particles directly into ambient air. Incomplete combustion also produces carbon monoxide and various organic compounds. Nitrogen oxides may be present depending on combustion conditions. Chemical reactions of the emitted gases can contribute to ozone and secondary aerosols. A source assessment should therefore distinguish the primary fire plume from pollution formed as the plume ages.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
An environmental engineer studies SO2 near a plant that roasts metal sulfide ores rather than burning substantial sulfur-bearing fuel. Which source explanation is valid?
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Explanation:
Many metal sulfide ores contain chemically bound sulfur. Roasting or smelting can oxidize sulfur-bearing mineral constituents. Sulfur dioxide may be released directly during these processes. This is an industrial process source distinct from sulfur emissions caused by fuel combustion. The source inventory should account for both contributions if both processes occur.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
A region has agricultural ammonia emissions together with combustion-related NOx and SO2. Why can ammonia matter to regional fine-particle concentrations?
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Explanation:
Ammonia can be emitted from fertilizer use, livestock operations and some waste activities. It is commonly present in ambient air as a gaseous precursor. Acidic products generated from NOx and SO2 chemistry can react with ammonia. The resulting ammonium nitrate or ammonium sulfate may contribute to PM2.5. Fine-particle management can therefore require attention to agricultural and combustion sources together.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
A district reduces visible road dust substantially, but monitored PM2.5 remains high during periods of extensive atmospheric sulfate and nitrate formation. What source-control interpretation is best?
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Explanation:
Controlling road dust can reduce directly emitted particulate matter. However, ambient PM2.5 may also contain substantial particles formed from precursor gases. Sulfates and nitrates indicate the relevance of atmospheric chemical transformation. Their precursors may come from industry, power generation, traffic and other activities. A comprehensive assessment should combine primary-particle controls with suitable precursor-emission management.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
A bus depot records 1,500 vehicle-kilometres of travel per day, and a project-specific NOx emission factor is 2.0 g per vehicle-kilometre. What total daily NOx emission mass follows, before any additional control allowance?
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Explanation:
Total activity is given as 1,500 vehicle-kilometres per day. The emission factor specifies 2.0 grams of NOx per vehicle-kilometre. Their product is 3,000 grams per day. Converting grams to kilograms gives 3.0 kg/day. This is an emission-inventory calculation and does not by itself predict the ambient NO2 concentration.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
A boiler burns 2,000 kg/day of fuel containing 1.5% sulfur by mass. Assume 80% of fuel sulfur is oxidized and emitted as SO2, with atomic masses S = 32 and O = 16. What daily SO2 emission mass results?
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Explanation:
Fuel sulfur mass is 2,000 times 0.015 = 30 kg/day. The stipulated emitted sulfur fraction is 0.80, giving 24 kg sulfur per day in SO2. Sulfur dioxide has molecular mass 64 compared with sulfur atomic mass 32. Therefore the SO2-to-sulfur mass ratio is 64/32 = 2. The emitted SO2 mass is 24 times 2 = 48 kg/day.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
At a common monitoring site and averaging period, PM10 is 140 micrograms/m3 and PM2.5 is 85 micrograms/m3. Assuming compatible measurements, what is the approximate PM10 minus PM2.5 coarse-fraction mass concentration?
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Explanation:
PM10 includes particles in the PM2.5 size fraction under compatible size-selective sampling. The coarse fraction between the two cut sizes can be estimated by subtraction. Subtracting 85 from 140 gives 55 micrograms/m3. This represents the approximate PM10-2.5 mass concentration for the stated observations. It is not a measurement of a specific chemical constituent or source.
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Question 21
ప్రశ్న 21
A roadside monitor reports PM10 = 180 micrograms/m3 and PM2.5 = 105 micrograms/m3 for the same sampling period. What percentage of PM10 mass is represented by PM2.5?
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Explanation:
The fine-particle mass concentration is 105 micrograms/m3. The corresponding PM10 mass concentration is 180 micrograms/m3. The requested percentage is 105 divided by 180 multiplied by 100. This gives approximately 58.3%. The result is a mass fraction and should not be confused with the number fraction of individual particles.
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Question 22
ప్రశ్న 22
Two stationary sources emit 60 and 40 kg/day of primary particulate matter, respectively. Source 1 adopts a control reducing its emissions by 80%, and Source 2 adopts a control reducing emissions by 50%. What is their combined remaining primary-PM emission?
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Explanation:
Source 1 originally emits 60 kg/day and retains 20% after control. Its remaining emissions are 60 times 0.20 = 12 kg/day. Source 2 retains 50% of 40 kg/day, or 20 kg/day. Adding the controlled emissions gives 12 + 20 = 32 kg/day. This is a source-emission calculation and excludes atmospheric secondary-particle formation.
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Question 23
ప్రశ్న 23
A stack emits primary particulate matter at a measured concentration of 120 mg/m3 in an exhaust stream flowing at 25,000 m3/h. Assuming constant conditions for four hours and consistent volume reference conditions, what PM mass is emitted?
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Explanation:
Pollutant mass rate is concentration multiplied by volumetric gas flow. The hourly rate is 120 times 25,000 = 3,000,000 mg/h. Over four hours the released mass is 12,000,000 mg. Since one kilogram equals one million milligrams, the emission is 12 kg. The gas volume and concentration must refer to consistent measurement conditions for this computation.
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Question 24
ప్రశ్న 24
Ten diesel buses each travel 24 km on a specified route once per day. If an assumed primary-PM emission factor is 5 g per vehicle-kilometre, what is the combined daily primary-PM emission?
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Explanation:
Total daily bus activity equals ten times 24 = 240 vehicle-kilometres. Each vehicle-kilometre is assumed to release 5 grams of primary PM. Multiplying gives 240 times 5 = 1,200 grams per day. Dividing by 1,000 converts this to 1.2 kg/day. This calculation estimates directly emitted PM and does not include secondary aerosol formed from gaseous exhaust.
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Question 25
ప్రశ్న 25
An ambient PM2.5 sample contains 75 micrograms/m3 attributed to primary particles and 45 micrograms/m3 attributed to secondary particles. In a simplified scenario, primary PM2.5 declines by 40% while secondary PM2.5 remains unchanged. What are the new total concentration and percentage reduction from the original?
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Explanation:
Initial PM2.5 concentration is 75 + 45 = 120 micrograms/m3. A 40% reduction of the primary component leaves 60% of 75, or 45 micrograms/m3. The secondary component is assumed to remain at 45 micrograms/m3. New total PM2.5 is therefore 45 + 45 = 90 micrograms/m3. The decrease of 30 from the original 120 corresponds to 25% overall reduction.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: C. CO is a directly emitted primary pollutant, whereas ambient ground-level ozone is predominantly a secondary photochemical pollutant. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: A. NO is commonly directly emitted during combustion, while NO2 can be directly emitted and can also form by atmospheric oxidation of NO. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: B. PM2.5 covers particles with aerodynamic diameter at or below 2.5 micrometres and is included within the PM10 size fraction. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: D. Oxidation of sulfur in the fuel can produce directly emitted SO2, which may subsequently form secondary sulfate-containing particulate matter. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: C. High-temperature combustion promotes formation of NOx, including thermal NO from atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen, and fuel-bound nitrogen may also contribute. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: B. Incomplete oxidation of carbonaceous fuel can leave CO in the exhaust, and poor combustion conditions may increase its emission. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: A. Solvent evaporation can emit anthropogenic VOCs, while vegetation can emit biogenic VOCs such as isoprene that also participate in atmospheric chemistry. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: D. Sunlight-driven reactions involving NOx and VOCs create ozone in the lower atmosphere. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: C. Atmospheric transformation of SO2 and NOx can generate sulfate and nitrate species that combine with ammonia-derived ammonium in secondary aerosol. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: B. Photochemical formation and transport of ozone and its precursors can produce elevated concentrations away from emission sources. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: A. The boiler is a stationary combustion source and the trucks are mobile combustion sources; both can emit primary pollutants and precursors of secondary pollution. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: D. Lightning-related NOx formation, volcanic SO2 emission and biogenic VOC emission from vegetation. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: C. Mechanically generated construction and road dust is typically primary PM, while diesel exhaust can directly emit fine carbonaceous particles. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: B. The fire can directly emit PM, CO and reactive gases, while atmospheric reactions of its emissions may also contribute to secondary pollutants. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: A. Oxidation of sulfur in sulfide minerals can directly release SO2 during ore roasting or smelting. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: D. Ammonia can react with atmospheric acidic nitrate and sulfate products to form ammonium-containing secondary particulate matter. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: C. Measures for directly emitted dust may be insufficient; emissions of SO2, NOx and other relevant precursors also require assessment. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: B. 3.0 kg/day. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: A. 48 kg/day. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: D. 55 micrograms/m3. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 21 ప్రశ్న 21Answer: C. Approximately 58.3%. సమాధానం: C.
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Question 22 ప్రశ్న 22Answer: B. 32 kg/day. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 23 ప్రశ్న 23Answer: A. 12 kg. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 24 ప్రశ్న 24Answer: D. 1.2 kg/day. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 25 ప్రశ్న 25Answer: A. 90 micrograms/m3 and 25% reduction. సమాధానం: A.