amount of pollution
collocation in Englishmeaningsofamountandpollution
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amount
noun[C]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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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 ofamountandpollutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is extremely important that action is taken to ensure that we reduce theamountofpollution-related diseases.
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There was a considerableamountofpollution, admittedly, but very little of it was asbestos.
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Nevertheless, an incident may be extremely serious and intervention may prevent an enormousamountofpollutionfrom coming on to our shores.
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Indeed, in the past 24 hours or so, we have seen a certainamountofpollutionoccurring.
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Do various areas differ in terms of theamountofpollution?
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Unfortunately, the coal industry has been creating an enormousamountofpollution, and the chickens are now coming home to roost.
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We cannot continue to expect the environment to absorb and recover from theamountofpollutionpumped into it.
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Cost-benefit analysis seeks to find the "optimal"amountofpollution; the alternative approach is to seek to minimise pollution.
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Theamountofpollutionin the river changes according to the difference between the amount that flows in minus the amount that flows out.
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It signifies that the higher theamountofpollutionload reduction, the greater is the cost of abatement.
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Take the example of theamountofpollutionin the atmosphere caused by diesel smoke.
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Is a kind of pollution tax intended, by which a polluter will be taxed according to theamountofpollutionin his effluent?
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Not to be able to see the sun in the sky because of the enormousamountofpollutionis terrible.
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We are all paying, and we all would like to see theamountofpollutionreduced.
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That has clearly caused an enormousamountofpollution, which will injure people on both sides of the border.
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For example, if water is taken out and the sameamountofpollutiongoes in, it is obviously more concentrated and causes more damage.
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If the amount of water flowing through is appreciably reduced, will not also theamountofpollutionbe considerably increased?
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Perhaps the world woke up and recognised that there were limits to theamountofpollutionthat it can put into the atmosphere.
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Theamountofpollutionof our rivers, though very serious, is decreasing and not increasing.
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It is the composition of the income, the processes and products which are consumed and produced, which determine theamountofpollutionthat we suffer.
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However, the production of those smokeless fuels, causes a tremendousamountofpollution.
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Heavy lorries mostly run on diesel engines and these are responsible for a largeamountofpollutionfrom particulates and oxides of nitrogen.
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