#pollutant waste matter that contaminates the water or air or soil
supertype: waste_material__wastematerial__waste__waste_matter__wastematter__waste_product__wasteproduct any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
subtype: dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane__ddt an insecticide that is also toxic to animals and humans; banned in the United States since 1972
subtype: chlorofluorocarbon__CFC a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans; "CFCs cause depletion of atmospheric ozone"
subtype: halon a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer
subtype: nitrogen_oxide any of several oxides of nitrogen formed by the action of nitric acid on oxidizable materials; present in car exhausts
subtype: sulfur_dioxide__sulphur_dioxide__sulphurdioxide a toxic gas (SO2) that occurs in the gases from volcanoes; used in many manufacturing processes and present in industrial emissions
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