Nonattainment
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nonattainment is a noun meaning Failure to attain a particular standard.
Meaning
Failure to attain a particular standard.
Example Sentences
There's the 1993 [federal air pollution] study on ozone nonattainment coming up.
Carver County was designated as in nonattainment for carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide in 1971 but was redesignated to maintenance in 1999 and 1997 for these pollutants, respectively.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include underattainment, nonachievement, nonaccomplishment, nonconformance, unreach, nonadherence.
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