depolluting
Eliminating harmful substances
Depolluting means removing pollutants or contaminants from something.
The term appears most often in environmental and automotive contexts: depolluting vehicles before scrapping, depolluting contaminated soil.
Plants described as depolluting are said to clean indoor air of toxins, though such claims are often exaggerated.
Pollution removal device
- filterPorous separation device
- smokestackIndustrial exhaust column
- HEPAStrict air filtration standard
- desulfurizationRemoving sulfur from substances
denitrification · sequestration · adsorption · ion-exchange · clarification · sedimentation · coagulation
Living organisms detoxify pollutants
- decontaminationRemoving dangerous substances
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
brownfield · contamination · revegetation · stabilization · abatement · amelioration · neutralization · extrication
Discharged liquid waste
- runoffExcess water drainage
- eutrophicationExcess nutrients depleting oxygen
- desalinationExtracting salt from seawater
- dispersantAgent breaking up concentrations
Range of life forms
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- afforestationIntroducing woods to treeless land
- greenbeltProtected open space around urban areas
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
Minute airborne solids or droplets
- aerosolsSuspended particles in gas
- decarbonizationEliminating fossil fuel emissions
- tailpipeVehicle's emission outlet
- airshedRegion sharing common atmosphere
scrubber
Pollution removal device
- filterPorous separation device
- smokestackIndustrial exhaust column
- HEPAStrict air filtration standard
desulfurization · denitrification · sequestration · adsorption · ion-exchange · clarification · sedimentation · coagulation
bioremediation
Living organisms detoxify pollutants
- decontaminationRemoving dangerous substances
- detoxificationRemoving harmful substances internally
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
rehabilitation · brownfield · contamination · revegetation · stabilization · abatement · amelioration · neutralization · extrication · rectification
effluent
Discharged liquid waste
- runoffExcess water drainage
- eutrophicationExcess nutrients depleting oxygen
- desalinationExtracting salt from seawater
dispersant · microplastics · aquifer · leachate · stormwater
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- reforestationReplanting depleted woodlands
- afforestationIntroducing woods to treeless land
- greenbeltProtected open space around urban areas
particulates
Minute airborne solids or droplets
- aerosolsSuspended particles in gas
- decarbonizationEliminating fossil fuel emissions
- tailpipeVehicle's emission outlet
depollutingpolluting
Introducing harmful contaminants
contaminating · fouling · befouling · tainting · poisoning
depollutingdegrading
Lowering in worth
despoiling · destroying · ravaging · ruining · damaging
pollution, pollute, polluted, pollutions, pollutant, polluting, polluter, unpolluted, polluters