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AIR POLLUTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pollution of the atmosphere
Example:
air pollution reduced the visibility
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("air pollution" is a kind of...):
pollution (undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "air pollution"):
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)
Context examples:
CLD may be caused by smoking tobacco or by breathing in secondhand tobacco smoke, chemical fumes, dust, or other forms of air pollution.
(CLD, NCI Dictionary)
Many things can cause asthma, including: • Allergens - mold, pollen, animals • Irritants - cigarette smoke, air pollution • Weather - cold air, changes in weather • Exercise • Infections - flu, common cold
(Asthma in Children, NIH)
It may also be caused by infection or by breathing in secondhand tobacco smoke, chemical fumes, or other forms of air pollution.
(Chronic Bronchitis, NCI Dictionary)
Chronic lung disease may be caused by smoking tobacco or by breathing in secondhand tobacco smoke, chemical fumes, dust, or other forms of air pollution.
(Chronic lung disease, NCI Dictionary)
NTP scientists evaluated published research on the link between traffic-related air pollution, or TRAP, and hypertensive disorders broken down by pollutant measurements of TRAP, such as particulate matter (PM2.5).
(Pregnancy hypertension risk increased by traffic-related air pollution, National Institutes of Health)
Unfortunately, the protein is located in our liver and not available to process air pollution.
(Common Houseplant with Genetic Modification Can Remove Polluted Air, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The data was then cross-referenced with air pollution levels using volunteers' home addresses.
(Air Pollution Can Trigger Glaucoma, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The WHO says debilitating problems associated with air pollution begin at conception and continue until adolescence.
(WAir Pollution a Health Risk for Children, Lisa Schlein/VOA)
MESA is unique in its meticulous characterization of air pollution exposures along with repeated CT scans of lungs in study participants.
(Study finds link between long-term exposure to air pollution and emphysema, National Institutes of Health)
And the cognitive effects of air pollution are dramatically more pronounced in women who carry a genetic variant, known as APOE-e4, which puts them at higher risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease.
(The Surprising Link between Air Pollution, Alzheimer’s Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
