as in contaminants
something that is or that makes impure
filtered the pollutants out of the water
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But the tiny particles that make up the pollutants can also help form clouds.
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Lauren Sommer, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
The water quality standards apply to concentrations of pollutants in surface waters like lakes, rivers and ponds, but are separate from drinking water standards.
—Ainsley Platt, arkansasonline.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Also managed landscapes in populated areas provide ecosystem benefits from natural grass such carbon sequestration, producing oxygen, recharging groundwater, filtering pollutants and lowering water runoffs.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
While residents of wealthy Baltimore suburbs supported this policy, residents living amid hazardous levels of water and air pollutants felt forgotten.
—Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
During the winter, surface temperatures tend to cool and warm air rises, creating a lid in the atmosphere that holds pollutants below.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Well With an Air Purifier Many people don’t realize how many pollutants and toxins are in indoor air.
—Veronica Booth, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
The winter haze is often caused by an atmospheric phenomenon called an inversion, which can trap smoke, dust and other pollutants in stagnant air.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
The state says the rule is crucial to meeting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and cutting smog-forming pollutants.
—David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Lauren Sommer, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
The water quality standards apply to concentrations of pollutants in surface waters like lakes, rivers and ponds, but are separate from drinking water standards.
—Ainsley Platt, arkansasonline.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Also managed landscapes in populated areas provide ecosystem benefits from natural grass such carbon sequestration, producing oxygen, recharging groundwater, filtering pollutants and lowering water runoffs.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
While residents of wealthy Baltimore suburbs supported this policy, residents living amid hazardous levels of water and air pollutants felt forgotten.
—Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024
During the winter, surface temperatures tend to cool and warm air rises, creating a lid in the atmosphere that holds pollutants below.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Well With an Air Purifier Many people don’t realize how many pollutants and toxins are in indoor air.
—Veronica Booth, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
The winter haze is often caused by an atmospheric phenomenon called an inversion, which can trap smoke, dust and other pollutants in stagnant air.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
The state says the rule is crucial to meeting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and cutting smog-forming pollutants.
—David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Pollutants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollutants. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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