Reductions in air pollution therefore trigger potential for growth in economic activity through decreased absenteeism and increased worker productivity.
Can emissions cuts and economic growth coexist? Europe is certain they can|David Meyer|September 17, 2020|Fortune
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.
This moth may outsmart smog by learning to like pollution-altered aromas|Carmen Drahl|September 11, 2020|Science News
Research has long supported an association between asthma and exposure to air pollution.
New Research Shows Disproportionate Rate of Coronavirus Deaths in Polluted Areas|by Lylla Younes, ProPublica, and Sara Sneath|September 11, 2020|ProPublica
It’s a good thing, because ridesharing actually causes more pollution than driving one’s own car.
Uber Wants to Go All-Electric by 2030. It Won’t Be Easy|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|September 10, 2020|Singularity Hub
Cars still add a lot of pollution, and are a dominant source of ozone.
City pavement is a big source of air pollution|Ula Chrobak|September 3, 2020|Popular Science
No one really argues with the massive amount of pollution and toxins.
Our Trip to The Climate War's Ground Zero|Darren Aronofsky|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
States and utility companies will have a range of options for meeting the pollution reduction targets.
EPA’s New Regulations to Cut Carbon Emissions Are Obamacare for the Air|Jason Mark|June 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The pollution that 1970s environmentalism targeted was also more concrete.
Green Politics Has to Get More Radical, Because Anything Less Is Impractical|Jedediah Purdy|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fisheries, already stressed by pollution and over-harvesting, will now confront warming and acidification.
Climate Change Needs the Politics of the Impossible|Jedediah Purdy|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Public health officials point to pollution in the air, never pointing out the pollution in the gut.
New Research Shows Poorly Understood “Leaky Gut Syndrome” Is Real, May Be the Cause of Several Diseases|Daniela Drake|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Surely more can be done to check this pollution of our beautiful streams.
Highways and Byways in The Border|Andrew Lang
To different men a different world—to one all pollution—to another all purity.
Sermons Preached at Brighton|Frederick W. Robertson
So much and no more of pollution he endures from contact with earthly objects.
Narrative And Miscellaneous Papers|Thomas De Quincey
One had the appearance of purity and elevation; while the other had the stamp of pollution and degradation.
Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again|Joseph Barker
Obadyah was the guardian angel of the Holy City, he cleansed it from pollution,398 and clothed it with a pure festival garment.
History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI)|Heinrich Graetz
British Dictionary definitions for pollution
pollution
/ (pəˈluːʃən) /
noun
the act of polluting or the state of being polluted
harmful or poisonous substances introduced into an environment
The act or process of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances.
The contamination of air, water, or soil by substances that are harmful to living organisms. Pollution can occur naturally, for example through volcanic eruptions, or as the result of human activities, such as the spilling of oil or disposal of industrial waste.♦ Light from cities and towns at night that interferes with astronomical observations is known as light pollution. It can also disturb natural rhythms of growth in plants and other organisms.♦ Continuous noise that is loud enough to be annoying or physically harmful is known as noise pollution.♦ Heat from hot water that is discharged from a factory into a river or lake, where it can kill or endanger aquatic life, is known as thermal pollution.