industrial pollutant

Manufacturing waste discharge

An industrial pollutant is a harmful substance released into the environment by manufacturing, mining, power generation, or other industrial processes.

These include chemicals, heavy metals, particulates, and waste products that contaminate air, water, or soil: The factory was fined for discharging industrial pollutants into the river.

Regulations typically require monitoring and limiting industrial pollutant emissions.

Related

microplastics · particulate matter · toxic runoff · cyanides · solvents · chemical leak · dioxins · radioactive waste · aerosols · radon gas · acids · alkalis · cesium-137 · sewage sludge · oil spill · organic waste · strontium-90 · iodine-131

Categories
Opposites
environmental impact

industrial pollutantair purifier

Machine filtering indoor atmosphere

water purifier · carbon sink · soil conditioner · green technology · clean energy

origin/source

industrial pollutantorganic matter

Material from living sources

forest product

purity/contamination

industrial pollutantclean air

Uncontaminated breathable gas

fresh air · potable water · pure water · pristine environment · purified water

Family

industrial, industry, industries, industrious, industriously, industrialize, industrialized, industrialization, industrializing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G