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pollution

[ UK /pəlˈuːʃən/ ]
[ US /pəˈɫuʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
  2. the state of being polluted
  3. undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

How To Use pollution In A Sentence

  • Among other things, he told them the plant didn't have basic pollution control devices called baffles, which are required by the state. The Center for Public Integrity: Where regulators failed, citizens took action -- testing their own air
  • Traffic pollution and dirt blown around by the wind add to the problem. Times, Sunday Times
  • Because there were still plenty of crayfish in the becks and streams, and they are the first to go if there is pollution.
  • The problem of environmental pollution roots in the characteristic of public goods and negative externality.
  • Airport noise and pollution blight many lives. The Sun
  • Pollution control work, then, is typical of the many areas of social control characterized by goals of regulation rather than repression.
  • The manifesto includes tough measures to tackle road congestion and environmental pollution.
  • The noise pollution survey revealed a rather spurring and possibly amusing old fashioned source of noise.
  • Hog waste is a major pollution source, communities surrounding the factories are strangled by a foetid stench and animal rights groups have long complained about the inhumane way pigs are raised and slaughtered.
  • Scented candles, especially the industrial strength and size that many people light around the holidays, give off more than fragrance-studies show they produce tiny bits of pollution known as particulates that can inflame the respiratory tract and aggravate asthma, Dr. Sublett says. Msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
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