pollution load

collocation in English

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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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load
noun
uk
/ləʊd/us
/loʊd/
the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or ...
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(Definition ofpollutionandloadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpollution load

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Leather exports are expected to decline so one can expect a 7 per cent lowerpollutionloadgenerated by leather tanning without mitigation measures.
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Leather exports are expected to decline, so one could expect a 7 per cent lowerpollutionloadgenerated by leather tanning, as things stand.
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The same procedure was adopted to compute the combinedpollutionloadfrom hides and skins for 2004 and for chromium for both years.
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This disaggregated leather production is next used to compute totalpollutionloadfor the base and forecast years.
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The totalpollutionload(without mitigation) can be reduced by 91 per cent from 34,052.91 tons to 3,105.27 tons.
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It signifies that the higher the amount ofpollutionloadreduction, the greater is the cost of abatement.
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Once load-based standards are established, the output measure will by definition be the quantum ofpollutionloadremoved.
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The combinedpollutionloadfor 1996 was therefore 259.75 million kgs.
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We can also calculate a progressive decrease inpollutionloadif mitigation measures are taken in more than one step.
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Moreover, polluters are now charged oncepollutionloadexceeds 30 per cent of the threshold level.
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We suggest an alternative framework in which output of abatement activity is defined in terms ofpollutionloadreduction and derive a form of cost function consistent with the framework.
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Between 1996 and end 2004, cloth exports can be expected to rise by 45 per cent and the corresponding increase inpollutionloadis calculated to be 81 per cent.
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Also, a negative relationship between the shadow prices andpollutionloadreductions by the firms is observed, indicating the presence of scale economies in water pollution abatement.
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These shadow prices can be interpreted as the opportunity costs in terms of value of output foregone by the industry to reduce thepollutionloadby a ton.
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The total nationalpollutionloadfrom livestock excretion is thus very large.
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He said that, somehow, we are failing to take account of the impact of the coal industry on thepollutionloadin the atmosphere.
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Thepollutionloadfrom transport has to be lowered.
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For example, in 1979, a 21·2 kg ofpollutionloadper person was recorded.
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If the cost of a technique is not excessive, by definition there can be no unacceptablepollutionload.
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