as in contaminants
something that is or that makes impure
filtered the pollutants out of the water
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Recent Examples of pollutants
It is also highly influenced by genetics and can be altered or intensified based on external factors such as diet, stress, and exposure to pollutants.
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Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
But the turbines are very inefficient, and are also spitting out pollutants—not just CO2 but nitrous oxide and formaldehyde.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Researchers are still working to understand the relative toxicity of these specific chemical pollutants during a fire event.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Air quality instrumentation, which measures AQI, was created to measure common air pollutants including smog, carbon monoxide and particulate matter.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Bearded men need to shave or at least cut back facial hair as much as possible so that a protective mask makes a firm seal around the face, keeping pollutants out.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research office and could fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who help provide the scientific foundation for rules safeguarding human health and ecosystems from environmental pollutants.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Researchers projected that these policies would kill tens of thousands of people in just the United States by 2028, primarily from exposure to air pollutants.
—Kevin A. Young, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
These plastics can absorb pollutants in the water, which then can leach into the organism that eats them.
—Steve Padilla, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
But the turbines are very inefficient, and are also spitting out pollutants—not just CO2 but nitrous oxide and formaldehyde.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
Researchers are still working to understand the relative toxicity of these specific chemical pollutants during a fire event.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Air quality instrumentation, which measures AQI, was created to measure common air pollutants including smog, carbon monoxide and particulate matter.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Bearded men need to shave or at least cut back facial hair as much as possible so that a protective mask makes a firm seal around the face, keeping pollutants out.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate its scientific research office and could fire more than 1,000 scientists and other employees who help provide the scientific foundation for rules safeguarding human health and ecosystems from environmental pollutants.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Researchers projected that these policies would kill tens of thousands of people in just the United States by 2028, primarily from exposure to air pollutants.
—Kevin A. Young, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
These plastics can absorb pollutants in the water, which then can leach into the organism that eats them.
—Steve Padilla, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pollutants
contaminants
Noun
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This uses natural ingredients and surfactants to deal with mold and other contaminants on surfaces, such as bacteria.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
3 Jan. 2025
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Independent testing confirms that supplements contain the ingredients listed on the label and are free from harmful contaminants.—
Alex Yampolsky,
Health,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Pollutants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollutants. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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