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pollution noun

  /pəˈljuːʃən/ , /pəˈluʃən/ , /pəˈluːʃən/
  • Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]
förorening, miljöförstöring

polluted adjective

  • Made unclean or impure.
  • (Ireland) Drunk.
förorenad

pollute verb

  /pəˈljuːt/ , /pəˈluːt/
  • (transitive) To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.
  • (transitive) To make something or somewhere less suitable for some activity, especially by the introduction of some unnatural factor.
förorena

pollutant

utsläpp

polluter noun

  • A subject that pollutes, be it a person, company, country, factory or another subject.
förorenare

pollutant noun

  /pəˈl(j)uːtənt/
  • A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.
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