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pollution

/puh-loo-shuhn/US // pəˈlu ʃən //UK // (pəˈluːʃən) //

污染,污染问题,污染情况,污染物

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of polluting or the state of being polluted.
    • : the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment: air pollution.

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Examples

  • Reductions in air pollution therefore trigger potential for growth in economic activity through decreased absenteeism and increased worker productivity.

  • Research has long supported an association between asthma and exposure to air pollution.

  • That ability may imply that the moth can find food and pollinate plants, including crucial crops, despite some air pollution, researchers report September 2 in the Journal of Chemical Ecology.

  • It’s a good thing, because ridesharing actually causes more pollution than driving one’s own car.

  • Cars still add a lot of pollution, and are a dominant source of ozone.

  • That is a lot of air pollution, noise, and yet more kicking up of dust.

  • No one really argues with the massive amount of pollution and toxins.

  • In certain storylines, illegal industrial pollution is just as much a villain as the vengeful monsters it creates.

  • Burning charcoal generates hydrocarbons, particulate air pollution, wildfires, and carbon footprints.

  • For many of us, plastic pollution means the debris we can see.

  • The whole valley is considered sacred, and hence strongly guarded against the pollution of any heretical evangelical influences.

  • To her the plague was better than self-slaughter, as self-slaughter was better than pollution.

  • Fundulus kansae has been found in the lower part of the Walnut River Basin, especially where petroleum pollution was evident.

  • Pollution by petroleum wastes from refineries has also affected the streams studied.

  • The pollution (miasma) of sin is precipitated by his blood, the power of sin is conquered by his Spirit.