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pollutant
/pəˈluːtənt/
noun
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A substance that contaminates air, water, or soil and causes harm to living organisms or the environment.
- Carbon monoxide is a dangerous air pollutant.
- The factory was fined for releasing pollutants into the river.
- Scientists are studying ways to reduce pollutants in urban areas.
- Nitrogen oxide serves as both a greenhouse gas and a pollutant that contributes to the formation of acid rain.
- Regulatory agencies have established maximum permissible concentrations for each pollutant to protect public health and environmental quality.
- Bioaccumulation allows certain pollutant compounds to reach toxic levels in organisms at higher trophic positions within food webs.