pollution
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Mold can cause different reactions in different people, and how it has the impacts it does isn’t completely understood, said Mark Mendell, former air pollution research specialist at the California Department of Public Health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
One is fish-killing pollution from farmlands’ fertilizer and pesticide runoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Citizen scientists on behalf of Save the River Tywi, who have been conducting tests on the river, said there was evidence of pollution coming from farms, companies based along the river and people.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Research has found the construction of roads can fragment habitats and increase erosion and sediment pollution in drinking water, among other potentially harmful outcomes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
In addition to war and crime and cruelty, we have to worry about environmental problems—about pollution, the growing hole in the ozone layer, the greenhouse effect, and global warming.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing pollution
Africa - Introductory
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Eastern Europe - Introductory
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East Asia - Middle School
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