chemical pollution

collocation in English

meaningsofchemicalandpollution

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chemical
adjective
uk
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈkem.ɪ.kəl/
relating ...
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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 ofchemicalandpollutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofchemical pollution

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Chemicalpollutionhas had serious effects on aquatic ecosystems over the past 50 or more years.
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Do we need to point out once again thatchemicalpollutionlevels are still too high?
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The framework directive on water sets out a strategy to combat thechemicalpollutionof water.
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They have to keep being replaced because their eggs are poisoned bychemicalpollution.
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The lake is highly susceptible to pesticide andchemicalpollutionfrom the surrounding farms, among other threats.
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Thank heavens the number of incidents ofchemicalpollutionhas diminished.
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First, they are taking out only the raw sewage and leaving behind thechemicalpollution—the lead, cadmium, mercury and all the other heavy metals.
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That is why we view the planned northern gas pipeline, and the associated dangers ofchemicalpollutionand military mobilisation, with concern.
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These can be oestrogens from various sources, includingchemicalpollution, or exposure to environmental factors, but also the use of medicines or contraceptives.
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Secondly, the problem causing the deepest public worry ischemicalpollution.
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Women are particularly affected bychemicalpollution, because the fat in their bodies more readily absorbs dangerous substances.
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Amendments 1 and 2 propose that it should be clarified that the directive concerns the protection of groundwater againstchemicalpollutionand deterioration, a proposal which we can support.
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What we have become tremendously conscious of in terms of radiation hazards we are becoming more conscious of in terms of other kinds of hazards:chemicalpollution, and so forth.
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There seems to me no justification for leaving all the other dangers ofchemicalpollutionand chemical explosion uncovered while dealing very properly with oil pollution.
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However, thechemicalpollutionof surface waters may cause disruptions to water ecosystems, destroying biodiversity, or contaminants may accumulate in the food chain from poisoned fish.
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Ministers from 16 member countries will be meeting to hammer out solutions on oil rig disposal,chemicalpollutionin the sea and radioactive discharges into the marine environment.
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Other true loaches, many of them migratory fish, have been seriously affected by habitat destruction,chemicalpollution, and damming, and are considered threatened species today.
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However, mudflats worldwide are under threat from predicted sea level rises, land claims for development, dredging due to shipping purposes, andchemicalpollution.
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The effects of the oil andchemicalpollutionon these species remains unknown.
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This is due to thechemicalpollutionof primary sources of water used for drinking and irrigation in the area.
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