environmental pollutant
Nature-harming substance
An environmental pollutant is any substance or form of energy introduced into air, water, or soil that harms ecosystems or human health.
Common pollutants include industrial chemicals, vehicle emissions, pesticides, and plastic waste.
The term appears frequently in regulatory and scientific contexts: The factory was fined for releasing environmental pollutants into the river.
- dioxinsToxic chlorinated organic compounds
- toxic wasteDangerous industrial refuse
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- heavy metalsDense metallic environmental contaminants
- lead paintPigment containing heavy metal
harmful algal blooms · toxicity · pesticides · carcinogen · secondhand smoke · smoke · smog alert · air quality · carbon emissions · leachate · bioaccumulation · microplastics · PFAS · exhaust · oil · oil spill · spill · radioactive waste
- Leadlead, Pb, galena, lead ore, lead pipes
- chemical hazardspoisoning, neurotoxin, carcinogenicity, fumes, vapors
- mercury pollutionmercury poisoning, mercury exposure, mercury vapor, methylmercury, mercury contamination
environmental pollutantair purifier
Machine filtering indoor atmosphere
water purifier · carbon sink · bioremediation · filtration system · nutrient
environmental pollutantnatural element
Pure substance, irreducible
organic matter · indigenous species · native flora · natural resource
environmental pollutantclean air
Uncontaminated breathable gas
pure water · pristine environment · potable water · fresh air · clean water
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