Definition of pollutant in English:
pollutant
noun pəˈl(j)uːt(ə)ntpəˈlutnt
A substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere.
as modifier pollutant gases
Example sentencesExamples
- A global pollutant of most aquatic systems, nitrate has the potential to be an endocrine disrupting contaminant.
- Pentachlorophenol (PCP) is a good example of a nasty environmental pollutant.
- Studies examining the effects of air pollutants often use a single compound.
- Habitats in San Francisco Bay are impaired by pollutants including mercury.
- Recently attention has been focused on the assessment of biological risks of low-level exposure to environmental pollutants.
- The emphasis is not on taxing pollutants or simply outlawing pollutants.
- Fugitive emissions can make a significant contribution to total emissions of air pollutants from many industries.
- Unfortunately for hayfever sufferers, pollen is a natural pollutant of the air.
- At each link in the chain, the concentration of pollutants increases.
- Incredibly low concentrations of a pollutant in the environment can be concentrated enormously by the food chain.
- Computer models of water currents can also be used to predict the fate of pollutants released into the water.
- The release of industrial pollutants into the atmosphere is believed to accelerate the process.
- There are no direct data to assess the potential effects of contamination by air-borne pollutants on arctic insects.
- Vast factories soon began to pour pollutants into the atmosphere in ever increasing quantities.
- However, some studies also focused on the mechanisms by which particles without organic pollutants cause carcinogenic effects.
- The finding could help determine the background levels of various water pollutants.
- Many scientists have studied the effects of pollutants on the ozone layer, often with startling results.
- Exactly how air pollutants increase the risk of death is not well known.
- Widespread environmental pollutants may retard puberty, suggests a new study of adolescents.