pollutant

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The Iran war is unleashing a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from agriculture to drinking water to people’s health.

From Los Angeles Times

And of course pollutants get trapped in the atmosphere, causing global heating and climate change that threatens to upend all life on the planet.

From Salon

Coal is a top contributor to planet-warming greenhouse gases, and also a powerful air pollutant that is harmful for human health.

From Barron's

It combined several approaches, including environmental monitoring, studies of how pollutants build up in organisms, analyses of genetic damage in aquatic life, and experiments using plants to remove contaminants.

From Science Daily

Missiles and bombs contain heavy metals and other toxic pollutants, which can linger for decades in air, soil and water.

From Los Angeles Times