pollutant

Example Sentences

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The pollutant, which has been linked to respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, is more typically associated with coal burning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

US, China and the European Union each apply their own pollutant thresholds.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Although it remains in the atmosphere for about 12 years, the "super pollutant" is roughly 80 times more potent than CO2 over a 20-year period.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

It’s a potent economic fog to navigate, and younger Americans can point out the pollutant in a lineup.

From Salon • May 2, 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