- pollution
- nounADJECTIVE▪ air, atmospheric, environmental, marine, river, water▪ agricultural, chemical, industrial, toxic▪ lead, mercury, oil, ozone, smoke, traffic, etc.▪ light, noise▪ airborneVERB + POLLUTION▪ cause▪ create, emit, generate, produce▪
They emit 90% less pollution than standard models.
▪ avoid, eliminate, prevent▪ combat, control, fight, tackle (esp. BrE)▪a convention on combating atmospheric pollution
▪The government has announced plans to tackle light pollution.
▪ cut, limit, minimize, reduce▪The summit ended with a joint pledge to limit pollution.
▪ monitorPOLLUTION + NOUN▪ level▪ abatement, control, prevention, reduction▪ limits▪ standards▪a tightening of water pollution standards
▪ incident (esp. BrE), issue, problem▪ laws, legislation, regulations▪ offence (BrE)▪ sources▪The computer model assesses the likely impact of new pollution sources.
▪ credits (AmE)▪a new market in pollution credits
PHRASES▪ the cost of pollution▪the cost of air pollution in health and other terms
▪ the effects of pollution▪Many athletes feel the effects of air pollution during outdoor exercise.
▪ a risk of pollution▪Environmentalists say there is a high risk of pollution from the landfill site.
▪ a source of pollution▪Heavy traffic flow is a major source of noise pollution in urban areas.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
