Meaning

1 senses
  1. A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

    Schadstoff, umweltgefährlicher Stoff

    загрязни́тельzagrjaznítelʹ, загрязня́ющее вещество́zagrjaznjájuščeje veščestvó

    забру́днювачzabrúdnjuvač

More definitions
  • waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil

Examples

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  1. Lead is a common environmental pollutant.

    deBlei ist ein häufiger Umweltschadstoff.

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  2. Benedito's research involves studying the impact of pollutants on human health.

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  3. We can conclude that this phenomenon is not related to either pollutant.

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  4. This smokestack is releasing greenhouse gases and other pollutants into the atmosphere.

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  5. Biology has allowed us to develop new technologies for cleaning up environmental pollutants.

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Translations

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