massive pollution
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmassiveandpollution
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massive
adjective
uk/ˈmæs.ɪv/us/ˈmæs.ɪv/
very large in size, amount, ...
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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 ofmassiveandpollutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The consequence has been disastrous as the region has sufferedmassivepollutionof land, water, flora and fauna, which has decimated the resources on which the region survives.
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Thismassivepollutionhas happened at a time when a great many species, many of which are disappearing, are in full spawning season.
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Failure to invest in water quality and to face up to themassivepollutionthat civilisation generates goes back a full hundred years and beyond.
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We should have a blueprint available for local authorities to meet any form ofmassivepollutionwhich might occur.
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In that condition, she returned to sea in worsening weather, thus risking becoming a casualty and producingmassivepollution.
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The rigs are a potential source ofmassivepollutionshould there be accidental spillage, pollution by collision and pollution by sabotage.
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There have been paltry fines of £600 or so on average in the past few years whenmassivepollutionhas been taking place.
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What is needed in order to provide an alternative source of energy to those forms of energy which are produced withmassivepollution?
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Equally, when there is somemassivepollutionof a river, affecting large numbers of people, the maximum fine which can be imposed on the firm in question is £5,000.
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Can it really be contended thatmassivepollutionor flagrant disregard of safety requirements should not bring about automatic loss of the licence, even if it happens only once?
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What is the insurer to think of some of the reports that have been made as a result of inquiries into accidents which have resulted inmassivepollutiondamage?
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Because of themassivepollutionand the genetic damage she has sustained, she is missing one leg and must get advanced medical treatment daily.
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