adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
polluted
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The air in Mexico City is heavily polluted.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
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He had actually defended the town after another caller had described it as the most polluted place in the world.
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The Humber estuary has been identified in several recent studies as one of the most polluted stretches of North Sea coast.
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Greenpeace has described the Humber as the most polluted river in Britain and a substantial contributor to North Sea pollution.
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It was also one of the most polluted , both because of insufficiently controlled industrial emissions and its high density of population.
■ NOUN
air
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The pollution is worst during winter, when thermal inversions trap the warmer polluted air above the city.
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Breathing: polluted air , poor posture, smoking. 3.
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But if you think polluted air is affecting your health, consult your doctor first.
river
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Greenpeace has described the Humber as the most polluted river in Britain and a substantial contributor to North Sea pollution.
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In general, in the authority's industrialized areas the emphasis in pollution control is on cleaning up heavily polluted rivers .
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In the case of a polluted river , the remedy lies in the hands of a national government.
water
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Most non-fishkeepers add too much food to the pond resulting in polluted water and the loss of your fish.
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The women return to their daily treks to distant rivers, springs or canals to collect polluted water .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Central London is the most polluted spot in Britain.
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Large parts of the Mediterranean are still polluted with toxic waste.
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Sayers said that if he's elected his administration will make a priority of cleaning up the region's polluted rivers.
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The air was heavily polluted with exhaust fumes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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DoE might be prepared to provide money for the initial cost of investigating polluted sites.
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Sometimes there were sandy heaths which looked like parts of Surrey and sometimes massive, sulphurous and heavily polluted industrial plants.
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The polluted landscape, and the heat in which it languishes, are important to the novel.
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The polluted streets are crowded by people with pasty faces, running noses, rheumy eyes and strange, jerking motions.
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The flame of Asuryan would not suffer his polluted body to pass through it.
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The fresh air made a welcome change from the polluted Victorian London atmosphere.
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The Humber estuary has been identified in several recent studies as one of the most polluted stretches of North Sea coast.
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This enables them to survive in very polluted waters with low levels of oxygen.