How to Use pollutant in a Sentence

pollutant

noun
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  • This is because the pollutants in the air build up on the glass and window frame.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The fire sent smoke and pollutants soaring into the sky.
    — Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 23 Feb. 2023
  • There were pollutants, but these were spread over a large area to absorb them.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2019
  • And even in those that aren’t yet impaired, the pollutant is building up.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2023
  • The pollutants also leaked through cracks in the floor of the plant, into the soil beneath the factory.
    — Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Still a bit of haze, plus the normal summer pollutants.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
  • In the process of creating that coke, all kinds of pollutants poured out of the plant’s smokestacks, Maher said.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
  • To be clear, this finding applied to just one type of pollutant.
    — Ula Chrobak, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2020
  • The level of risk depends on how much of the pollutant the ship was carrying and how intact the wreck is.
    — Avery Paxton, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Air filters help keep our home’s air clean and free of dust, dander, and pollutants.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Many of those pollutants can run off and affect marine and plant life.
    — Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
  • As a home chef, candle-lover, and cat mom, there are a lot of competing scents and pollutants in my home.
    — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 30 July 2023
  • The aim: to get rid of greenhouse gases and other pollutants.
    — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
  • These plants capture more pollutants than smooth leaves and the density of the leaves matters as well (hence, no trees).
    — oregonlive, 18 Feb. 2023
  • To remove even more pollutants from the home, look for a vacuum with a HEPA filter.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Air quality in the West barely meets the EPA’s standard for one type of air pollutant.
    — NBC News, 22 Mar. 2022
  • These are days with high concentrations of these pollutants in the air.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 4 June 2024
  • Particles that are large enough to be seen floating in the air, yet are small enough to be inhaled, make up a group of pollutants known as PM10.
    — Tiffany Means, Treehugger, 7 June 2023
  • The pollutant makes its way into fish and can destroy cropland.
    — Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The source of each pollutant is difficult to nail down, according to the South Coast district.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2021
  • That’s because there’s an increase in pollutants and pollen.
    — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 6 May 2024
  • As the first step at your bathroom sink, a cleanser can wash off makeup, dirt, excess oil, or other pollutants from a long day.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 Sep. 2023
  • And these minerals can play a role in whether certain pollutants such as lead stay out of your water.
    — Sarah Blank, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
  • Features The best air purifiers for smoke should remove pollutants from the air first and foremost.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2023
  • As a pollutant, sulfur dioxide can cause acid rain and breathing it in can have harmful effects on the lungs.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Most ground-level smog is the result of pollutants that come from cars and trucks and interact with sunlight.
    — Kurtis Alexander, SFChronicle.com, 20 Apr. 2020
  • Some are testing whether wetting a pen’s surface ahead of a storm reduces the amount of pollutants lifted into the air.
    — Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The chemical is considered to be a hazardous air pollutant by the EPA.
    — The Enquirer, 24 Apr. 2024
  • This lessens the washing of harmful pollutants into the whale’s nursery while cooling the waters with a decrease in hot water.
    — Dr. Rob Moir, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The tiny pollutants emitted by fossil fuel combustion and wildfires may be raising the risk of adverse birth outcomes, a study has found.
    — Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024

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