polluted river
Fouled flowing water
A polluted river is a waterway contaminated by harmful substances—industrial waste, sewage, agricultural runoff, or chemicals—that degrade water quality and threaten ecosystems.
The phrase appears in environmental discussions and news reports: The polluted river ran gray with factory discharge.
A river may be polluted enough to kill fish yet still flow through populated areas.
- contaminatedMade impure by contact
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- toxic wasteDangerous industrial refuse
- sewageLiquid refuse in drains
- murkyDark and unclear
dirty water · sludge · industrial · waste · chemical spill · filthy · stagnant · fish kill · runoff · chemicals · drainage · smog · foul · stream · waterway · no swimming · warning signs · current
- danger zonesdanger zone, danger zones, disaster zone, war zone, war zones
- eyesoreseyesore, blight, garbage, trash, junk
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