urban pollution
Metropolitan air fouling
Urban pollution refers to contamination of air, water, and soil concentrated in cities and densely populated areas.
Sources include vehicle exhaust, industrial emissions, construction dust, and improper waste disposal.
The term encompasses noise and light pollution as well: Urban pollution makes it impossible to see stars at night.
Health effects range from respiratory illness to increased cancer risk.
- landfillsEngineered waste disposal sites
- nitrogen oxidesCombustion byproducts harming air quality
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- brownfieldsPolluted ex-industrial land
- industrial emissionsPollutants released by manufacturing
factory smoke · carbon monoxide · decibel levels · vehicle exhaust · tailpipe fumes · rush hour traffic · particulate matter · sulfur dioxide · heavy metals · traffic noise · acid rain · hazardous waste · microplastics · water contamination · photochemical smog · emissions · environmental justice · illegal dumping
- building healthsick building, mold exposure, radon, asbestos, carbon monoxide
- urbanizationcity, metropolis, suburbanization, downtown core, sprawl
urban pollutionclean air
Uncontaminated breathable gas
pristine environment · fresh air · pure air · clean water · clear skies
urban pollutionwilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
untouched nature · natural habitat · rural tranquility · pastoral landscape · virgin forest
urban pollutionenvironmental conservation
Protecting natural systems sustainably
sustainability · environmental stewardship · green living · rewilding · carbon neutrality