pollutant
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While developers argue this is beneficial to remain independent from Utah’s power grid, it would still be highly pollutant and unlikely to account for all the center’s energy needs.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
Unburned gas consists primarily of methane, a potent greenhouse pollutant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Scientists have identified surprisingly high levels of a little-known silicone pollutant in the atmosphere, raising new questions about possible risks to human health and the climate.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
US, China and the European Union each apply their own pollutant thresholds.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
It is a bit of a chemical oddity in that at ground level it is a pollutant, while way up in the stratosphere it is beneficial, since it soaks up dangerous ultraviolet radiation.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
EPA officials said on a call Monday that the change will not include pollutants that directly harm health such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide, which are regulated separately.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
In 1972, the Clean Water Act banned the release of pollutants into the “waters of the United States” without a federal permit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Gas burns more cleanly than diesel, and it offered a means of complying with new regulations due to come into force on sooty pollutants, known as NOx and SOx.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Alongside greenhouse gases, gas plants emit fine particulate matter, linked to a range of heart and lung problems; nitrogen oxides, which aggravate respiratory disease; and hazardous air pollutants including mercury, formaldehyde and benzene.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The failure of bee colonies was caused by a wide range of factors, including but not limited to pathogens, pests, pesticides, pollutants, habitat loss, climate variability, agricultural production intensification, and crop management practices.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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