pollutants

noun

plural of pollutant
as in contaminants
something that is or that makes impure filtered the pollutants out of the water

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Recent Examples of pollutants This summer has seen record-smashing heatwaves across Europe, huge wildfires from Spain and France to Canada, which have released deadly pollutants into the air, and yet more extreme heat from Africa to Asia. — Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 These fun masks foam up on the skin to remove dirt, oil, debris, and other pollutants that can clog your pores. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Improving raw ore, for instance, involves releasing water that is contaminated with radioactive pollutants, creating health issues for workers and local residents. — Gloria Xiong, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Our state has thousands of sites already polluted with toxic chemicals and other pollutants, and those projects affect air quality, safe drinking water and community health for millions of Californians. — Shannon Olivieri Hovis, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 What is worse, pollutants in the upper atmosphere remain much longer than those emitted by cars and factory chimneys close to the ground. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Ocean Friendly Gardens restores healthy watersheds by using native plants to filter pollutants and soak up extra water and by upgrading landscapes to maintain rainwater runoff and direct water back into the ground instead of storm drains. — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Besides clearing pollutants from the air, aloe vera plants can also soothe burns and sunburn thanks to thick sap in their spiky leaves. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026 Officials step up monitoring for ammonia and other pollutants after levels far above state health benchmarks, as Lineage insists its refrigeration system is intact while rushing an expensive, high-speed cleanup. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pollutants
  1. contaminants
  2. contaminations
Noun
  • Water filters This pitcher uses Advanced Carbon Core Technology filters to remove up to three times as many contaminants as standard filters.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Temporary low water pressure was monitored during the repair, with samples collected from seven locations in the affected area showing no evidence of contaminants.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of contaminants
Noun
  • In one of the heaviest contaminations of TCE and PCE documented, thousands of soldiers and their families were exposed to the solvents at North Carolina’s Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987.
    — WUFT News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • And the Food and Drug Administration is also investigating contaminations that may be tied to a different outbreak.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
Definition of contaminations

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“Pollutants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pollutants. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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