#pollution undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
supertype: #environmental_condition #impureness
subtype: #biodegradable_pollution__biodegradablepollution pollution that is rendered harmless by natural processes and so causes no permanent harm
subtype: #nonbiodegradable_pollution pollution that accumulates in the environment and may appear in the food chain
subtype: #air_pollution__airpollution pollution of the air; "air pollution reduced the visibility"
subtype: #acid_rain__acid_precipitation rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
subtype: #industrial_pollution pollution resulting from an industrial plant discharging pollutants into the air
subtype: #miasma unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"
subtype: #smog__smogginess air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
subtype: #noise_pollution__noisepollution__sound_pollution__soundpollution annoying and potentially harmful environmental noise
subtype: #thermal_pollution__thermalpollution harm to lakes and rivers resulting from the release of excessive waste heat into them
subtype: #water_pollution__waterpollution pollution of the water in rivers and lakes
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