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filtered the pollutants out of the water
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Many of those pollutants can run off and affect marine and plant life.
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Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Stormwater runoff often contains all sorts of pollutants like dirt, oils, pesticides and pet waste that leaches from yards and streets.
—Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
McDonough began by listing critical environmental concerns affecting human health that are caused by a variety of pollutants such as bioaccumulation, endocrine disruption, mutagenicity, reproductive toxicity and cancer.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 18 June 2024
One oyster can filter 50 gallons of water a day of pollutants and help prevent erosion along the shorelines, the Galveston Bay Foundation notes.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 June 2024
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Kasha Patel, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Stormwater runoff often contains all sorts of pollutants like dirt, oils, pesticides and pet waste that leaches from yards and streets.
—Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
McDonough began by listing critical environmental concerns affecting human health that are caused by a variety of pollutants such as bioaccumulation, endocrine disruption, mutagenicity, reproductive toxicity and cancer.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 18 June 2024
One oyster can filter 50 gallons of water a day of pollutants and help prevent erosion along the shorelines, the Galveston Bay Foundation notes.
—Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 June 2024
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“Pollutant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pollutant. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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pollutant
noun
pol·lut·ant
pə-ˈlüt-ᵊnt 
: something that pollutes
Medical Definition
pollutant
noun
pol·lut·ant
pə-ˈlüt-ᵊnt
: something that pollutes
especially
: something (such as a man-made waste) that makes an environment unsuitable or unsafe for use
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