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UK
/pəlˈuːʃən/
]
[ US /pəˈɫuʃən/ ]
[ US /pəˈɫuʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
- the state of being polluted
- undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
How To Use pollution In A Sentence
- 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
- The results of two recent studies have demonstrated an association between postneonatal mortality and particulate air pollution.
- These are: ground-level ozone, particle pollution also known as particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. John B. Townsend II: The Long, Hot Summer And Code Red Days