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Examples of pollutant in a Sentence
filtered the pollutants out of the water
Recent Examples on the Web
These are days with high concentrations of these pollutants in the air.
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2024
The company's cost efficient, reliable, and environmentally friendly products for energy production nearly eliminate criteria pollutants and significantly reduce a customer's carbon footprint.
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Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
While some of this can come from residing near power plants, as coal combustion releases a range of harmful pollutants including mercury, humans tend to ingest the chemical through consuming fish, says Awadhesh Jha, a toxicologist at the University of Plymouth.
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David Cox, WIRED, 9 May 2024
The Kenton Man pleaded guilty to negligently discharging a pollutant without a permit — violating the Clean Water Act — in 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Ohio said in a news release.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1892, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near pollutant
Cite this Entry
“Pollutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollutant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
pollutant
noun
pol·lut·ant
pə-ˈlüt-ᵊnt
: something that pollutes
Medical Definition
pollutant
noun
pol·lut·ant
pə-ˈlüt-ᵊnt
: something that pollutes
especially
: something (such as a man-made waste) that makes an environment unsuitable or unsafe for use
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