Synonym: befoulment, contamination, defilement. Similar words: evolution, resolution, revolutionary, execution, collection, institution, distribution, prosecution. Meaning: [pə'luːʃn] n. 1. undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities 2. the state of being polluted 3. the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors.
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211. Paul for a briefing at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
212. Pollution Tax: Many of the unemployed income tax collectors will be retrained as Pollution Inspectors.
213. Areas with severe pollution have longer deadlines to clean up their air, but must take much stronger steps.
214. It has come to my attention, that air pollution is polluting the air! George W. Bush
215. Was this a result of pollution and increased testicular cancer, which has doubled in the past 20 years?
216. The brief comprised a list of about 80 species for each chart,[sentencedict .com] grouped according to pollution tolerance.
217. In addition to air pollution concerns, the opponents don't want the courts raised above ground.
218. A scientist does experi merits, and no experiment I have ever done proves that air pollution is hurting those trees.
219. The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution and government ministers accept this view.
220. Still, Congress has been slow to take up arms against foolish laws that promote pollution.
221. Because of chemical pollution of rivers, the cost of producing safe, palatable drinking water has risen dramatically.
222. Worries about pollution levels from intensive indoor units and growing concern about animal welfare are also motivating factors.
223. Natural gas is also virtually free of the lead, sulphur[sentencedict.com], particulates and aromatic hydrocarbons that cause pollution at street level.
224. However, there is abundant anecdotal evidence of the effects of chemical pollution on the populations of small cetaceans inhabiting industrialised areas.
225. A conference will be held on how to combat pollution of the oceans.
226. This would allow a pollution sample to be matched with reasonable certainty to its source.
227. About £3 billion went on reducing pollution caused by all kinds of waste and £2.4 billion on curbing air pollution.
228. Taken together, they represent the most forceful link yet made by respected institutions between man-made atmospheric pollution and global warming.
229. But nuclear power brought nuclear warheads, plastics brought pollution, and the silicon chip promises unemployment for some people.
230. Why so many climbers unwittingly created so much visual pollution?
231. Effluent from industrial activities in countries bordering the sea is also causing various pollution hazards.
232. Aluminium Unlike lead, aluminium is a relatively recent arrival in the pollution debate.
233. Yet diesel gets off easily when it comes to pollution controls.
234. Neon everywhere, billboards as far as the eye could see, concrete apartment blocks dingy with pollution.
235. Consider one example from the annals of air pollution: the effort to reduce the effects of car exhaust on the atmosphere.
236. Additionally, this waste is a potential source of pollution when it degrades, releasing undesirable chemicals into the soil and air.
237. It is part of a research programme aimed at understanding the basic processes causing damage to trees and crops due to atmospheric pollution.
238. Teachers can now base assessed investigations on data collected by real scientists, such as pollution levels, available on the internet.
239. Italian cities have imposed alternate-day driving rules in an effort to reduce pollution.
240. Because setting varies enormously, since each watercourse possesses its own unique characteristics, pollution is a highly relative notion.
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