as in contaminant
something that is or that makes impure
filtered the pollutants out of the water
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Recent Examples of pollutant
Revoking these regulations would hamper the EPA's ability to keep Americans from getting sick from the exposure to environmental pollutants, experts said.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Summary Allergic asthma symptoms are exacerbated by exposure to certain allergens, such as dust mites, pollen, pollutants, food, or pets.
—Daniel More, Verywell Health, 25 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
Heavy oil is preferred for marine transportation due to its low cost but is a high pollutant.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 Apr. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Summary Allergic asthma symptoms are exacerbated by exposure to certain allergens, such as dust mites, pollen, pollutants, food, or pets.
—Daniel More, Verywell Health, 25 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
Heavy oil is preferred for marine transportation due to its low cost but is a high pollutant.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pollutant
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Gerbera daisy The decorative plant isn’t just a flowering cutie but a powerful eliminator of contaminants.—
Rebecca Torres,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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After the devastating Camp fire in Paradise in 2018, soil testing of 12,500 properties revealed that nearly one-third still contained dangerous levels of contaminants even after the first 6 inches of topsoil were scraped by federal crews.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2025
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Ritual is proudly Clean Label Certified and has been rigorously tested against heavy metal contamination.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
20 Apr. 2025
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In the 1970s, the FDA began requiring egg producers to wash and sanitize eggs to minimize the risk of Salmonella contamination.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Pollutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollutant. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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