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pol·lu·tion [pəˈlu:ʃən] N no pl

1. pollution (polluting):

pollution
Verschmutzung f <-, -en>
air pollution
Luftverschmutzung f <-> kein pl
pollution of the environment, environmental pollution
water pollution

2. pollution (pollutants):

pollution

3. pollution (corruption):

pollution
Besudelung f <-, -en> fig pej

pollution [peˈluːʃn] N

pollution
pollution

ˈair pol·lu·tion N

air pollution
Luftverschmutzung f <-> kein pl

dif·fuse poˈl·lu·tion N no pl

ma·rine pol·ˈlu·tion N no pl

marine pollution

ˈnoise pol·lu·tion N no pl

noise pollution

pol·ˈlu·tion bur·den N ECOL

pollution burden

ˈwa·ter pol·lu·tion N

water pollution
water pollution of sea, river
water pollution of drinking water

low pollution ADJ

low pollution

man-made pollution, anthropogenic pollution [ˌænθrəpəʊˈʤenɪk pəˈluːʃn]

oil pollution N

oil pollution

organic pollution

pollution control N

pollution control

pollution-free ADJ

pollution-free

thermal pollution