air pollution

1. The addition of harmful chemicals to the atmosphere. The most serious air pollution results from the burning of fossil fuels, especially in internal-combustion engines.

Example Sentences

"That would mean more noise and air pollution for local communities," he said.

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Landfill emissions — produced by decaying food, paper and other organic waste — are a major source of planet-warming greenhouse gases and harmful air pollution statewide.

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During this period, plastic increasingly filled landfills and oceans while its production—up to 8 million tons annually by 2020—contributed to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

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But that, combined with decades of sun, salt and air pollution, made the restoration urgent, conservationists said.

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However, they are more fuel efficient and don’t rely on combustion, resulting in less air pollution.

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