radioactive pollution

collocation in English

meaningsofradioactiveandpollution

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radioactive
adjective
uk
/ˌreɪ.di.əʊˈæk.tɪv/us
/ˌreɪ.di.oʊˈæk.tɪv/
having or producing powerful and dangerous energy that comes from the breaking up ...
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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 ofradioactiveandpollutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The extraction of uranium entails the massive over-exploitation of nature and theradioactivepollutionof groundwater.
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However, the environment is affected year after year by moreradioactivepollution, of which we want less and not more.
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We thought that small-scale gaseous discharges would be the main source ofradioactivepollution.
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The statement has the most serious implications of an environmental nature, includingradioactivepollution.
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We are also in favour of extending the definition of accidental marine pollution to includeradioactivepollution, arms and degassing.
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There are recurrent instances of reprocessing plants causing theradioactivepollutionover wide expanses of land and sea.
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I am sure that we all appreciate and sympathise with the emotional element attached to the fear ofradioactivepollution.
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Does he agree that the only solution is a daily county-by-county bulletin on the level ofradioactivepollution?
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No one can know for certain what amount ofradioactivepollutionwill affect different people.
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In the same way, one man may be able to take x amount ofradioactivepollutionwithout harm whereas another man taking a much smaller amount may be harmed.
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Safety levels must be strictly observed both inside and outside nuclear plants, and also with regard to theradioactivepollutionof air and water by the so-called controlled discharges.
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We are creatingradioactivepollutionby reprocessing.
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This concept would have produced far lessradioactivepollution.
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He said that a new zone ofradioactivepollutioncould emerge.
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It might causeradioactivepollutionof underground water.
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In the case of an accident (or sabotage) it is expected that a fusion reactor might release far lessradioactivepollutionthan would an ordinary fission nuclear plant.
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