pollutants

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When used as a fuel, it produces only water and heat rather than carbon dioxide and other pollutants associated with fossil fuels.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

In 2005, Boeing agreed to pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that pollutants from the hilltop lab were responsible for range of cancers, auto-immune disorders and tumors afflicting nearby residents.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Not only does the extraction of metals like gold involve large amounts of water, but it also uses cyanide and releases other pollutants, posing major environmental and health risks.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Hampton Roads is under regulatory pressure to release less of those pollutants, which harm aquatic life in the Chesapeake Bay, and the proposed $400 million investment would fund a new facility for removing them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The chemist who guards water purity has no routine tests for these organic pollutants and no way to remove them.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson