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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The amount by which something, especially a pollutant, exceeds a standard or permissible measurement.
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- noun An instance where an action, activity or substance exceeds a limit set by medical or legal practice.
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- noun (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time
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Examples
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Smog "exceedance" - the amount by which ozone levels top the California standard of 90 parts per billion-would drop 12 percent.
Climate Progress 2009
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As far as I'm concerned, the predictions of temperature increases are non-controversial, so I won't discuss them other than to note that the pix in their article are not temperature increases, but increases in exceedance, which is why the tropics looks more affected by the mid-latitudes.
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Overall, the number of "exceedance days" is decreasing across the region, although the ozone standard is more difficult to meet.
John B. Townsend II: The Long, Hot Summer And Code Red Days John B. Townsend II 2011
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Overall, the number of "exceedance days" is decreasing across the region, although the ozone standard is more difficult to meet.
John B. Townsend II: The Long, Hot Summer And Code Red Days John B. Townsend II 2011
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Overall, the number of "exceedance days" is decreasing across the region, although the ozone standard is more difficult to meet.
John B. Townsend II: The Long, Hot Summer And Code Red Days John B. Townsend II 2011
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If a municipal water plant is found to have an exceedance they must:
Waldo Jaquith - A new study says mercury is commonly found in corn syrup. 2009
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Overall, the number of "exceedance days" is decreasing across the region, although the ozone standard is more difficult to meet.
John B. Townsend II: The Long, Hot Summer And Code Red Days John B. Townsend II 2011
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The DEP issued a news release [21] assuring the public that the TDS was "not considered a major human health risk … But under the circumstances, if consumers have concerns, DEP recommends consumers use bottled water for drinking and preparing food until the exceedance is eliminated."
With Natural Gas Drilling Boom, Pennsylvania Faces an Onslaught of Wastewater ProPublica 2009
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The DEP issued a news release [21] assuring the public that the TDS was "not considered a major human health risk … But under the circumstances, if consumers have concerns, DEP recommends consumers use bottled water for drinking and preparing food until the exceedance is eliminated."
With Natural Gas Drilling Boom, Pennsylvania Faces an Onslaught of Wastewater ProPublica 2009
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It would cause exceedance of my recommended daily allowance RDA of Guidos and that is not a good thing. juanito - John Davey says:
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