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pol·lute
/ pəˈloōt/
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v. [tr.]
contaminate (water, air, or a place) with harmful or poisonous substances:
the explosion polluted the town with dioxin |
[as adj.] (polluted)
exposure to polluted air.
∎ fig.
defile; corrupt:
a society polluted by racism.
DERIVATIVES:
pol·lu·tant
/ -ˈloōtnt/ adj. & n.
pol·lut·er
n.
ORIGIN: late Middle English: from Latin pollut- ‘soiled, defiled,’ from the verb polluere, based on the root of lutum ‘mud.’
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Pollution insurance comes of age.(includes related article on managing environmental risks)
Magazine article from: Public Management; 7/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...of development recently in the United States pollution insurance market. Ready, affordable solutions...be available to local governments. What Is Pollution Liability Coverage? Most pollution policies are designed to augment a liability...
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Pollution prevention education and training: getting the job done.
Magazine article from: Journal of Environmental Health; 7/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...generation of technologies that prevent pollution... President Bill Clinton (NSTC...universities must be proactive in incorporating pollution prevention and design for the environment...carry out this vision. Traditionally, pollution prevention education has been conducted...
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+Business+News) "South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)")
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Pollution from FPL plant at Port Everglades rises 80 percent since 1995.
Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 1/27/2005; 700+ words
; ...tons in 1995, according to the report "Pollution on the Rise" by the Florida Public Interest...reach the bloodstream. Fine particle pollution has been linked to heart attacks, lung...problems. "When it comes to power plant pollution, many of Florida's dirtiest power...
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Inventing Pollution: Coal, Smoke, and Culture in Britain since 1800.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Social History; 12/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; Inventing Pollution: Coal, Smoke, and Culture in Britain since 1800...of historical interest in the topic of atmospheric pollution. Peter Thorsheim's new book, Inventing Pollution: Coal, Smoke, and Culture in Britain since 1800...
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Anti-pollution hair care claims: Moringa proteins enable formulators to make a new claim for hair care products.
Magazine article from: Household & Personal Products Industry; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ENVIRONMENTAL pollution is in the news. Not a day passes without media reports on damage caused by pollution: to nature and the environment, to...In cosmetics, the negative effects of pollution on skin are well-documented. Skin...
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ALCOA POLLUTION CONTROLS APPLAUDED
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press; 3/4/2004; ; 662 words
; ...s ozone expert said Wednesday that pollution controls at Alcoa Warrick Operations...positive impact on the area's ozone pollution problem. Joanne Alexandrovich, who monitors ozone pollution issues for the Vanderburgh County Health...
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Pollution Prevention Roundtable Group Recognizes K-State Pollution Prevention Institute's Intern Program As The Best.
M2 Presswire; 9/16/2009; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-16 September 2009-K-STATE: Pollution Prevention Roundtable Group Recognizes K-State Pollution Prevention Institute's Intern Program...COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:16092009 MANHATTAN -- The Pollution Prevention Institute at Kansas State...
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Pollution prevention and control procedure case study: an application for petroleum refineries.(TECHNICAL PAPER)
Magazine article from: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...global environmental concern about the pollution from industries and other organizations...environmental study, identifying the potential pollution sources, and selecting alternatives...the best available techniques for each pollution source. The petroleum refining industry...
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Pollution Keeps Rain up in the Air.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Science News; 3/11/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...cloud systems have debated whether air pollution tends to increase or decrease precipitation...satellites now indicates that aerosols--pollution made up of fine, airborne particles...scientists didn't know how massive pollution would affect precipitation, says Yoram...
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Texas pollution increases, but dirty air is not biggest culprit, study shows.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 6/24/2004; 700+ words
; ...Tribune Business News Jun. 24--Texas pollution increased in 2002 for only the second time...But this time, the usual suspect -- air pollution -- wasn't behind the uptick. Toxic air pollution statewide decreased by 5.5 percent from...
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Pollution
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
Pollution Pollution refers to situations in which some material or some form of energy...without suffering some kind of harm. Probably the best-known forms of pollution are air and water pollution, which are discussed below. But other...
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Vehicular Pollution
Book article from: Pollution A to Z
Vehicular Pollution The large majority of today's cars...power cars and trucks contributes to air pollution by releasing a variety of emissions...are the primary source of vehicular pollution. But motor vehicles also pollute the...
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Environmental Pollution
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
Environmental Pollution Environmental pollution is the release of chemical waste that causes detrimental effects on the environment. Environmental pollution is often divided into pollution of water supplies, the atmosphere...
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pollution
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
pollution contamination of the environment as a result of human activities. The term pollution refers primarily to the fouling of air, water, and land by wastes (see air pollution ; water pollution ; solid waste ). In recent years it has come...
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Pollution, Water
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Pollution, Water Water pollution exists when water is contaminated by impurities or its quality...for example, by solid matter or thermal discharges. Water pollution problems have a long history that can be traced to antiquity...
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