Pollution vocabulary

Harmful substances in air, water, or land.

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Pollution vocabulary examples

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  • pollution

    noun

    Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.

  • smog

    noun

    A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that is the result of urban air pollution.