chemical pollutants

collocation in English

meaningsofchemicalandpollutant

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chemical
adjective
uk
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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pollutant
noun[C]
uk
/pəˈluː.tənt/us
/pəˈluː.t̬ənt/
a substance ...
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(Definition ofchemicalandpollutantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Given the positive results, histological slides appear to be useful in determining associations between symbionts and organic chemical pollutants in mobile hosts like the shrimp.
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Only low doses of chemical pollutants can sometimes result in higher infection rates as a consequence of immunosuppression in the hosts.
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The products of genetic engineering are organic creatures, not chemical pollutants or carcinogens (unless they are specifically designed to produce such substances).
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Each robot is capable of recording desired environmental values such as temperature, pressure, salinity, chemical pollutants, etc., along with the rest of the information needed to detect the flock distortion.
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The same surveys are used to estimate the exposure to pesticides and chemical pollutants of the subjects.
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Some populations are in decline due to anthropogenic factors, including: habitat destruction, water-flow diversion, migration barriers, chemical pollutants, and competition with exotic species.
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These changes in combination with chemical pollutants may cause the observed symptoms and death of these coho salmon.
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Water quality is directly impacted by a variety of sources, such as fine sediments and chemical pollutants.
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The main health problems associated with environmental chemical pollutants are asthma, lead poisoning and obesity.
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This runoff contains most of the debris, garbage, chemical pollutants, and biological pathogens that are washed into storm drains in every upstream city each time it rains.
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Bacteria and chemical pollutants are filtered out.
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