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1. 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...
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2. 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 ...
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3. pollution
   (Living things in their environment) contamination of the environment, usually by chemicals
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4. 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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5. Pollution
   This occurs when substances enter an environment that are not naturally occurring or exceed naturally occurring levels.
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6. pollution
   [n] - undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
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7. 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.
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8. 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.
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9. Pollution
   The undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
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10. Pollution
    The contamination of an environment by artificially produced contaminants with the result that organisms are harmed
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11. 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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12. 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.
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13. pollution
    (Learning Modules / Geography / Geography of energy) The modification of the environment by substances or chemicals in a way that produces negative impacts.
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14. Pollution
    the introduction by man, directly or indirectly, of substances or energy to the marine environment resulting in deleterious effects.
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15. 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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16. pollution
    Degradation of the atmosphere or the environment by noxious substances(pollutants)emanating from chemical,biological,urban or domestic wastes,and from environmental mismanagement Category: Management in the public and private sector
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17. 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...
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18. 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) ...
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19. pollution
    noun undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
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20. pollution
    (pә-loo´shәn) a process of defiling or making impure, especially contamination by noxious substances.
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21. 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.
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22. 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 polluting, or supernaturally ... ......
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23. 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]
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24. 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...
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25. 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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