Air Pollution Control System

air pollution control, the techniques employed to reduce or eliminate the emission into the atmosphere of substances that can harm the environment or human health.Air pollution control equipment, or emission control systems, remove and eliminate pollutants classified as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) that cause environmental and biological damage.Air pollution is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. Household combustion devices, motor vehicles, industrial facilities and forest fires are common sources of air pollution.