Synonyms and antonyms of Pollutants in British Thesaurus

acid rain (noun)

rain containing a high level of acid that can damage the environment. It is caused by pollution in the air.

carbon (noun)

carbon emissions

carbon dioxide (noun)

a gas without colour or smell, produced when you breathe out or when substances containing carbon are burnt. The fact that the earth is getting hotter because of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is called the greenhouse effect.

carbon emissions (noun)

carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere, produced by vehicles and industrial processes

CFC (noun)

chlorofluorocarbon: a gas used in fridges and in some aerosol containers. CFCs are not often used any more because they damage the ozone layer of the Earth’s atmosphere.

chlorofluorocarbon (noun)

a CFC

contaminant (noun)

formal a substance that makes something dirty, polluted, or poisonous

contamination (noun)

substances that make something dirty, polluted, or poisonous

effluent (noun)

liquid waste such as sewage (=human waste) or waste from a factory

emission (noun)

a substance, especially a gas, that goes into the air

exhaust (noun)

gases or steam produced by an engine as it works

fluorocarbon (noun)

a chemical that is thought to damage the ozone layer of the Earth’s atmosphere

fly-tipping (noun)

British the activity of leaving waste material in a place where it is not allowed

greenhouse gas (noun)

a gas that stops heat from escaping from the atmosphere and causes the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas.

light pollution (noun)

the effect of too much artificial light at night, which prevents people from seeing the night sky properly and may affect the natural rhythms of living things

nitrogen dioxide (noun)

a very poisonous brown gas often found in smog and exhaust from vehicles

noise pollution (noun)

dangerous or annoying levels of noise

oil slick (noun)

a layer of oil floating on the sea or on a lake

particulates (noun)

extremely small particles of a substance or substances, especially those that cause air pollution

pollutant (noun)

a substance that is harmful to the environment

pollution (noun)

chemicals and other substances that have a harmful effect on air, water, or land

runoff (noun)

science a flow of water or chemicals from one place to another, especially when this damages the environment

smog (noun)

polluted air that is a mixture of smoke and fog

smokestack industry (noun)

an industry involved in making things in factories using big machines and processes that produce a lot of pollution

sulphur dioxide (noun)

a poisonous gas with a strong smell, used in industry and often a cause of air pollution

toxic waste (noun)

industrial or chemical waste products that are harmful to the environment

vog (noun)

American smog that contains dust and gas from volcanoes