overall pollution

collocation in English

meaningsofoverallandpollution

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overall
adverb[before noun]
adjective
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈrɔːl/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈɑːl/
in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group ...
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pollution
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈluː.ʃən/us
/pəˈluː.ʃən/
damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances ...
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(Definition ofoverallandpollutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofoverall pollution

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Declining ambient concentrations of pollutants do not mean necessarily that theoverallpollutionburden is declining.
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Another argument advanced is that pollution abatement is a joint process so that one suitably chosen pollutant may be taken to represent theoverallpollutionlevel.
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Theoverallpollutionfigures show that there were 4,441 incidents in 1988, declining to 2,883 in 1993.
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There are two other areas where anoverallpollutioncontrol service with clear strategic responsibilities could make an important contribution in the long term.
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We should be interested in reducingoverallpollution, not only one sort of pollution.
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While exhaust emissions from recreational craft contribute little to theoverallpollutionof the marine environment, their local effects are nevertheless important.
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Taking into accountoverallpollution, not simply carbon issues— a whole well-to-wheel analysis has to be done—those vehicles come out on top in an urban environment.
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This makes it possible to compare corporations and facilities in terms of their environmental justice performance as well asoverallpollution.
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It was the first river in the state to failoverallpollutionlimits.
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In comparison to gasoline, ethanol burns cleaner, thus putting less carbon dioxide andoverallpollutionin the air.
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The replacement of this nonrenewable resource with biological waste would lower the carbon footprint of grill owners and lower theoverallpollutionof the world.
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Because alcohol is partially oxygenated, it produces lessoverallpollution, including ozone.
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