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Pollution
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Pollution
[The Goodies] Pollution is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies — a BAFTA-nominated series for Best Light Entertainment Programme. This episode is also known as The Ministry of Pollution As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies. ==Plot== Tim, G... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution_(The_Goodies)
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Pollution
Generally, the presence of a substance in the environment that because of its chemical composition or quantity prevents the functioning of natural processes and produces undesirable environmental and health effects.Under the Clean Water Act, for example, the term has been defined as the man-made or ... Found op http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/
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pollution
(Living things in their environment) contamination of the environment, usually by chemicals
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pollution
[Noun] The state of being impure or unfit for use, contaminated; the substance that pollutes. Example: After the oil spill the pollution spread along the coast.
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Pollution
This occurs when substances enter an environment that are not naturally occurring or exceed naturally occurring levels. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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pollution
[n] - undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=pollution
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Pollution
The presence of a substance in the environment that because of its chemical composition or quantity prevents the functioning of natural processes and produces undesirable environmental and health effects. Found op http://www.greenconstruction.co.uk/glossary/P.html
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Pollution
The release into any environmental medium from any process or substances which are capable of causing harm to humans or any other living organisms supported by the environment. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20474
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Pollution
The undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
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Pollution
The contamination of an environment by artificially produced contaminants with the result that organisms are harmed
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Pollution
is the adverse alteration of land, air or water by a substance. When any alteration is considered adverse, a substance becomes a pollutant.
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pollution
(Learning Modules / Geography / Urban sustainability) The presence of a substance in the environment that because of its chemical composition or quantity prevents the functioning of natural processes and produces undesirable environmental and health effects. Can be land, water or air based. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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pollution
(Learning Modules / Geography / Geography of energy) The modification of the environment by substances or chemicals in a way that produces negative impacts. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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Pollution
the introduction by man, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy to the marine environment resulting in deleterious effects.
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Pollution
An undesirable contaminate (gas, liquid, noise, solid) which has been released into, and is now a part of, the environment.
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Pollution
Pol·lu'tion noun [ Latin pollutio : confer French pollution .] 1. The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity. 2. (Medicine) The emission of sem... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/119
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pollution
<ecology> The changing of a natural environment, either by natural or artificial means, so that the environment becomes harmful to the living things normally found in it. ... most often this refers to the input of toxic chemicals into the environment. ... (09 Oct 1997) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?pollution
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pollution
noun undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pollution
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pollution
(pә-loo´shәn) a process of defiling or making impure, especially contamination by noxious substances. Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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Pollution
• (n.) The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity. • (n.) The emission of semen, or sperm, at other times than in sexual intercourse. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pollution/
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pollution
(from the article `caste`) ...to raise themselves in the social order. Such efforts have been more successful in the case of low but ritually pure castes than in the case of ... The second reason, closely related to the foregoing, is that one element of dogma in every religion is the definition of p... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/89
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pollution
the addition of any substance or form of energy (e.g., heat, sound, radioactivity) to the environment at a rate faster than the environment can ... [46 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/89
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pollution
pollution 1. The introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment. 2. An undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities. 3. The act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or acc... Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1221/2
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Pollution
A change in the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of the air, water, or soil that can affect the health, survival, or activities of humans in an unwanted way. Some expand the term to include harmful effects on all forms of life.
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Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light. Pollutants, the comp... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution
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