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In Chemistry emissions are the products of a Reaction , either Chemical or Nuclear .

In Physics and Physical Chemistry emissions are outputs of Electromagnetic Radiation or Particle s.

In common usage, ''emission'' is often the giving off of Gas es from Industrial Process es of Factories and Transport . As they occur on an industrial scale, even relatively harmless gases can have an undesired effect (such as Carbon Dioxide contributing to the Greenhouse Effect ). See also Emissions Trading , AP 42 Compilation Of Air Pollutant Emission Factors , Automobile Emissions Control , Greenhouse Gas , and Pollution .

In physics, Emission Theories assumed that light leaves the object that emits it at a particular speed. This idea is most commonly identified with Isaac Newton and Walter Ritz .

In the history of Optics , Light was supposed by adherents of Emission Theory (vision) to be emitted by the Eyes . Visual Perception was accomplished by such rays of light acting like feeling hands