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Examples of pollutant in a Sentence
filtered the pollutants out of the water
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On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to finalize rules limiting planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions and mercury pollutants that can affect the nervous system and kidneys.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Breathing in microscopic pollutants sends them deep into the lung tissue.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
The chemical is considered to be a hazardous air pollutant by the EPA.
—The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024
The rain can wash away pollutants and allergens in the air, especially in many large cities that are overly populated and polluted.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 19 Apr. 2024
Turn Down the Volume In the 1970s, the Environmental Protection Agency treated noise just like any other environmental pollutant.
—Amy Paturel, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
The rule also requires fence-line monitoring for covered processes and equipment that make, use, store or emit pollutants.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection conducted a lot of analyses looking for different pollutants, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals and nothing showed up, Parsons said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Things like food availability, activity level, stress, competition, or exposure to pollutants can all prompt changes in methylation, and thus gene expression.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2024
Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Breathing in microscopic pollutants sends them deep into the lung tissue.
—Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
The chemical is considered to be a hazardous air pollutant by the EPA.
—The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024
The rain can wash away pollutants and allergens in the air, especially in many large cities that are overly populated and polluted.
—Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 19 Apr. 2024
Turn Down the Volume In the 1970s, the Environmental Protection Agency treated noise just like any other environmental pollutant.
—Amy Paturel, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
The rule also requires fence-line monitoring for covered processes and equipment that make, use, store or emit pollutants.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection conducted a lot of analyses looking for different pollutants, pharmaceuticals and other chemicals and nothing showed up, Parsons said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Things like food availability, activity level, stress, competition, or exposure to pollutants can all prompt changes in methylation, and thus gene expression.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Pollutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollutant. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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pollutant
noun
pol·lut·ant
pə-ˈlüt-ᵊnt 
: something that pollutes
Medical Definition
pollutant
noun
pol·lut·ant
pə-ˈlüt-ᵊnt
: something that pollutes
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