air pollution

Noun
  1. Pollution of the atmosphere (synset 114541014)
    "air pollution reduced the visibility"
    is a type of: pollution - undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
    subtypes:
    • acid precipitation, acid rain - rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water
    • industrial air pollution - pollution resulting from an industrial plant discharging pollutants into the atmosphere
    • miasm, miasma - unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources
    • small-particle pollution - air pollution caused by fine particles of soot (as from power plants or diesel engines)
    • smog, smogginess - air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog

Other Searches