noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
chemical
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Transport and Chemical Transformation of pollutants in the Troposphere.
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Compounding scarcity is the growing problem of water degradation caused by saltwater intrusions, chemical pollutants , and human sewage.
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The true effect on wild dolphin populations of prolonged exposure to chemical pollutants is hard to measure.
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It contains fewer chemical pollutants , which asthmatics are often allergic to, and so helps to prevent asthma attacks.
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Whilst our cities wheeze from the effects of chemical pollutants there is another form of pollution gathering in the atmosphere.
environmental
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Geopathic stress 10. Environmental chemical pollutants 11.
industrial
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Coastal cetaceans not only pick up chlorinated hydrocarbons, but also accumulate other industrial pollutants such as heavy metals.
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Many scientists blame the warming on industrial pollutants that trap infrared heat in the atmosphere rather than letting it escape into space.
other
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The rain is rich in benzene and hydrocarbons, which can be carcinogenic, together with sulphur dioxide and other pollutants .
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Each would have specified permitted levels of chemical and other pollutants and target levels of oxygen.
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Coastal cetaceans not only pick up chlorinated hydrocarbons, but also accumulate other industrial pollutants such as heavy metals.
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Slates eventually decay because of their reaction with weak acids formed from sulphur and other atmospheric pollutants dissolved in rainwater.
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Concentrations of two other heavy metal pollutants , cadmium and zinc, were more than halved during the same period.
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We wish to see a world market in tradable emission licences for carbon dioxide and other pollutants .
toxic
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The city's canals are used as a dumping ground for a range of toxic pollutants .
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One capable of reducing by more than 90% the trio of toxic pollutants in exhaust.
■ NOUN
air
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A smoker in the house will increase the variety and quantity of air pollutants considerably.
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Emission limits or prohibitions on hazardous air pollutants and effluent limitations on toxic wastewater discharges have been adopted.
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Cigarette smoke is just one unhealthy air pollutant which is removed by Rentokil electrostatic air filters.
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Just as fuel consumption grows disproportionately as speeds rise, so does the emission of air pollutants .
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However, the possibility that air pollutants are also involved can not be excluded.
■ VERB
reduce
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Cleaning up road dust is one of the cheapest ways to reduce the pollutant .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Although low-sulfur coal produces fewer pollutants, it's more expensive to mine.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All the effects of pollutants need to be considered for both short- and long-term exposure.
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And some pollutants in the atmosphere act as catalysts, in turn having enormous effects on other components of the atmosphere.
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Herm said, citing projected reductions in auto emissions and some other pollutants.
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Many scientists blame the warming on industrial pollutants that trap infrared heat in the atmosphere rather than letting it escape into space.
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More recent targets are cancer and other illnesses that may be caused by air and water pollutants.
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The Potomac was clean again, a haven for windsurfers, and certain airborne pollutants had fallen sharply.
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The rain is rich in benzene and hydrocarbons, which can be carcinogenic, together with sulphur dioxide and other pollutants.